पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 2013 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.41°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra257.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.58°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha321.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra350.60°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani195.74°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:35
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:02
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867920.27
Julian Day2456385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0381°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.72°
🪷 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 (24.0381°), declination 5.31°, EoT -3.71 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: 2013-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)