पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 6, 1916 CE

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🪷 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: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra65.37°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha43.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.75°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra68.71°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani80.11°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 06:58
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Kāla05:19 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:31 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832524.27
Julian Day2420989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6844°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.83°
🪷 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 (22.6844°), declination 16.38°, EoT 3.44 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: 2026-05-14T08:26:29.606Z