पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 19, 1940 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	141.90°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	49.19°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	340.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.23°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	52.33°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	11.03°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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)	14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:21 – 11:57
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla	07:09 – 08:45
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:32 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:09 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:45 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:46 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:21 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:45 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841273.27
Julian Day	2429738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	138.52°

🪷 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 (23.0190°), declination 11.06°, EoT 0.74 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: 2026-05-14T09:35:03.976Z