पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 2086 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: 2143 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 2008 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1493
Malayalam Era: 1262
Nanakshahi: 617
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.86°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha302.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.58°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra283.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani351.35°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:37
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Kāla06:07 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:07 (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 Year5187
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1894565.27
Julian Day2483030.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0572°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.14°
🪷 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 (25.0572°), declination -1.62°, EoT -9.36 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: 2026-05-14T09:04:56.923Z