पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 14, 1951 CE

🪷 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 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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.28°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra117.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha6.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra70.92°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani152.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:14
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845315.27
Julian Day2433780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.15°
🪷 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 (23.1736°), declination 18.38°, EoT 3.76 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: 1951-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)