पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 2000 CE

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🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra193.48°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.13°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha311.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.32°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra317.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani20.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda06:00 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:34
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:00 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:11 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863161.27
Julian Day2451626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8561°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.30°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8561°), declination 1.08°, EoT -7.21 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: 2000-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)