पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 5, 1942 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1349

Malayalam Era: 1118

Nanakshahi: 473

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.87°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	258.53°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	73.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	37.51°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	59.68°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	336.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	36.82°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:51
Yamaganda	08:37 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:20 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:58 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:37 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:12 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:51 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:30 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:51 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:12 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:37 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:58 – 05:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842019.27
Julian Day	2430484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	234.53°

🪷 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 (23.0475°), declination 16.02°, EoT 3.35 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: 1942-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)