पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 1950 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.41°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra299.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha14.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra312.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani140.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:34
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 11:59
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:39 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:19 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844918.27
Julian Day2433383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.26°
🪷 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 (23.1584°), declination 8.41°, EoT -1.04 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: 1950-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)