पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 24, 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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra326.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha23.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra45.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani287.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:42
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:29 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827763.27
Julian Day2416228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5023°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.22°
🪷 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 (22.5023°), declination 12.40°, EoT 1.80 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: 1903-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)