पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 444 BCE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -386

Śaka Saṁvat: -521

Bengali Saṁvat: -1036

Malayalam Era: -1267

Nanakshahi: -1912

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	52.72°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	99.28°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	26.37°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	37.78°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	22.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	64.69°	Mithuna	Mṛgaśīrṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:59 – 08:38
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:12
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:21 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:59 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:38 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:50 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:29 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:38 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:59 – 05:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2659
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	970910.27
Julian Day	1559375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-10.2691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.57°

🪷 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 (-10.2691°), declination 15.57°, EoT 3.26 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: -0443-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)