पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 7, 2011 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.87°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra30.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha357.68°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra318.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani169.40°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:44 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:27
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:44 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867193.27
Julian Day2455658.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0103°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.75°
🪷 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 (24.0103°), declination 6.63°, EoT -2.49 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: 2026-05-14T08:54:52.162Z