पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 1946 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.33°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	189.97°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.18°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	337.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	180.02°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	22.45°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	85.82°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:10 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:35 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:45 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:45 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:10 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843462.27
Julian Day	2431927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	188.30°

🪷 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 (23.1027°), declination 10.20°, EoT 0.26 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:00:13.735Z