पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1949 CE

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🪷 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.58°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra222.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.91°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha6.22°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra3.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani126.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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)21:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:11
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:35 (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 Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844557.27
Julian Day2433022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.23°
🪷 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 (23.1446°), declination 9.94°, EoT 0.02 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: 2026-05-14T09:55:11.426Z