पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 24, 1908 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: 1965 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1830 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1315
Malayalam Era: 1084
Nanakshahi: 439
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.89°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra284.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha357.44°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.05°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra57.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani342.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:42
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 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 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 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 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5010
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829590.27
Julian Day2418055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.07°
🪷 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 (22.5722°), declination 12.67°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:41:24.977Z