पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 2049 CE

🪷 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: 2106 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1971 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1456
Malayalam Era: 1225
Nanakshahi: 580
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.19°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra356.05°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha0.54°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra322.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani271.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 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 Kāla08:55 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:48 – 07:21
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:48 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:21 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:21 – 05:48 (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 Time

Kali Year5150
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881069.27
Julian Day2469534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5410°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.64°
🪷 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 (24.5410°), declination 5.42°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T11:02:16.136Z