पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 10, 1948 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: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra37.79°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.18°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha39.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.26°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra69.56°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani113.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 21 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 Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:56 – 08:35
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:14
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:16 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:56 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:35 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:56 – 05:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844216.27
Julian Day2432681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.92°
🪷 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 (23.1316°), declination 17.55°, 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 for: 1948-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)