पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 13, 1946 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	359.42°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	140.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	93.55°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	336.03°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	180.53°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	17.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	85.64°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:49 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:38 – 07:14
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Kāla	05:38 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:14 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:49 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:59 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:59 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:49 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:14 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5047
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843458.27
Julian Day	2431923.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1026°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	140.36°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.1026°), declination 8.76°, EoT -0.77 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: 1946-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)