पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 9, 2022 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.02°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra82.30°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.92°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha1.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani298.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:16
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:44 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:42 (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 Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871213.27
Julian Day2459678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.07°
🪷 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 (24.1641°), declination 7.51°, EoT -1.90 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: 2022-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)