पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 2036 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: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
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)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra345.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha351.87°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra28.96°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani107.73°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 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 Kāla10:31 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:59
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

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 Chala05:54 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:54 (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 Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876315.27
Julian Day2464780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.64°
🪷 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 (24.3592°), declination 3.15°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:00:26.835Z