पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 1900 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: 1957 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1822 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1307
Malayalam Era: 1076
Nanakshahi: 431
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.38°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra178.53°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.93°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha10.50°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra74.62°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani253.21°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 10:15
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla05:15 – 06:55
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:15 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:35 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:54 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:54 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:35 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:15 (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 Year5002
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826686.27
Julian Day2415151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.91°
🪷 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 (22.4611°), declination 17.96°, EoT 3.74 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: 2026-05-14T08:17:56.088Z