पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 2020 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: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra23.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha316.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra29.42°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani276.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:54 – 07:27
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:54 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870471.27
Julian Day2458936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.08°
🪷 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 (24.1357°), declination 3.10°, EoT -5.62 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: 2020-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)