पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 2, 2014 CE

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🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.17°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra16.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.15°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra301.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani208.27°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:35
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:02
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:49 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 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 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 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 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868284.27
Julian Day2456749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.84°
🪷 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 (24.0521°), declination 4.83°, EoT -4.03 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: 2014-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)