पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 1944 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.11°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	253.87°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.75°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	15.04°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	115.91°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	16.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	62.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:15 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla	06:55 – 08:35
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Chala	05:15 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:54 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:34 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:55 – 05:15 (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	5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842757.27
Julian Day	2431222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.12°

🪷 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 (23.0758°), declination 18.05°, EoT 3.74 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:14.841Z