पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1930 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: 1987 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1852 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1337
Malayalam Era: 1106
Nanakshahi: 461
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra266.79°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha25.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra25.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:22
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:08 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:08 – 05:32 (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 Year5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837621.27
Julian Day2426086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.62°
🪷 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 (22.8793°), declination 11.20°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:36:36.969Z