पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 25, 1909 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: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.61°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra74.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha16.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati133.15°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra11.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani354.27°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
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 Kāla16:48 – 18:25
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:48
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:27 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:05 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:05 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829956.27
Julian Day2418421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.76°
🪷 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 (22.5862°), declination 12.92°, EoT 1.98 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: 1909-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)