पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 2012 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: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra343.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.57°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha336.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra24.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani183.64°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 24 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 Kāla10:34 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:02
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · 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 Chala06:00 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:11 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867544.27
Julian Day2456009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.54°
🪷 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 (24.0238°), declination 1.12°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T07:40:20.664Z