पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 15, 1902 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: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.65°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra89.27°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.55°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha348.49°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra317.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani276.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:45
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:34
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Roga05:37 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827389.27
Julian Day2415854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.15°
🪷 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 (22.4880°), declination 9.36°, EoT -0.24 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: 2026-05-14T08:18:25.396Z