पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 2078 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra299.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.71°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha336.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra279.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani264.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 07:40
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:11 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891639.27
Julian Day2480104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.74°
🪷 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 (24.9453°), declination -3.23°, EoT -10.49 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: 2078-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)