पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 2004 CE

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🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra337.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha352.21°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra22.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani72.41°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:10
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:39
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:02 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:33 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:33 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864620.27
Julian Day2453085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.84°
🪷 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 (23.9119°), declination 0.30°, EoT -7.84 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:05:20.330Z