पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 1903 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: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.33°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra254.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha11.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra38.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani287.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 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 Kāla08:46 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:34 – 07:10
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:34 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:46 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:10 – 05:34 (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 Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827757.27
Julian Day2416222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.24°
🪷 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 (22.5021°), declination 10.34°, EoT 0.51 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: 2026-05-14T09:56:29.917Z