पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 1950 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1357

Malayalam Era: 1126

Nanakshahi: 481

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	11.73°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.03°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	24.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	308.34°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	318.76°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	140.38°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Yamaganda	08:46 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla	11:58 – 13:34
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844924.27
Julian Day	2433389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.33°

🪷 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 (23.1586°), declination 10.56°, EoT 0.51 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:15.026Z