पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 1951 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.28°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra334.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.48°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha11.06°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra25.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani154.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:08
Yamaganda05:47 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:28
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:47 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:42 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:42 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845276.27
Julian Day2433741.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.45°
🪷 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 (23.1721°), declination 5.70°, EoT -3.10 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: 1951-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)