पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 20, 1918 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra149.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha12.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.45°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra352.63°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani106.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:52 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:16
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:52 – 05:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833268.27
Julian Day2421733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7128°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.52°
🪷 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 (22.7128°), declination 19.76°, EoT 3.60 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: 2026-05-14T09:36:42.527Z