पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 19, 2083 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: 2140 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 2005 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1490
Malayalam Era: 1259
Nanakshahi: 614
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra340.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.45°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha346.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra299.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani318.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:05
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Chala06:04 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:04 (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 Time

Kali Year5184
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1893472.27
Julian Day2481937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0154°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.26°
🪷 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 (25.0154°), declination -0.54°, EoT -8.46 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: 2083-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)