पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 2012 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra197.94°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha342.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra13.03°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani184.30°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Amṛta06:11 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867533.27
Julian Day2455998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.10°
🪷 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 (24.0233°), declination -3.23°, EoT -10.49 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: 2026-05-14T08:54:56.987Z