पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 1940 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: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.84°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra127.21°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha338.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.99°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra51.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani10.90°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:22
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:33 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841272.27
Julian Day2429737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.16°
🪷 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 (23.0190°), declination 10.71°, EoT 0.51 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: 2026-05-14T10:58:34.603Z