पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 10, 1946 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: 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra137.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.66°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha4.90°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.37°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra50.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani87.35°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:35
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843485.27
Julian Day2431950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.27°
🪷 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 (23.1036°), declination 17.41°, EoT 3.68 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: 2026-05-14T06:33:19.717Z