पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 5, 1999 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra171.81°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.29°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha338.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra349.90°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani6.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:14
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862777.27
Julian Day2451242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8414°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.23°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8414°), declination -6.29°, EoT -12.23 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1999-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)