पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 2073 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2130 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1995 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1480
Malayalam Era: 1249
Nanakshahi: 604
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra63.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha303.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati65.38°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra317.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani209.64°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:06
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889818.27
Julian Day2478283.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.72°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.8757°), declination -1.17°, EoT -9.06 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: 2073-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)