पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1944 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra151.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.26°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha19.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.31°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani61.41°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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)14:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:12
Yamaganda05:20 – 06:59
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 10:16
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:20 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:59 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:30 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:37 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:59 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842749.27
Julian Day2431214.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.98°
🪷 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 (23.0754°), declination 15.88°, EoT 3.26 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: 1944-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)