पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 1951 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1358

Malayalam Era: 1127

Nanakshahi: 482

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.35°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.97°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	30.64°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	6.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.97°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	68.65°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	152.93°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:35 – 10:15
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla	05:15 – 06:55
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:15 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:35 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:14 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:54 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:33 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:54 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:35 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:55 – 05:15 (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 Year	5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845313.27
Julian Day	2433778.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	69.21°

🪷 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 (23.1735°), declination 17.88°, EoT 3.74 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: 1951-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)