पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 3, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra313.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha25.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani276.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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)01:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 07:00
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:21 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:21 (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 Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827407.27
Julian Day2415872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.04°
🪷 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 (22.4887°), declination 15.33°, EoT 3.15 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: 1902-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)