पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 1899 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra84.53°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.56°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha357.95°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.10°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra327.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani242.25°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:34 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826296.27
Julian Day2414761.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.42°
🪷 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 (22.4462°), declination 10.33°, EoT 0.26 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: 1899-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)