पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1928 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: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.86°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra4.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha353.56°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.32°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra348.61°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani236.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:44
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:32 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:32 (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 Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836891.27
Julian Day2425356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.62°
🪷 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 (22.8514°), declination 11.37°, EoT 0.97 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: 1928-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)