पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 1953 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra181.22°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.21°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha350.65°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra353.31°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani180.09°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:49
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:33
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:40 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:40 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846030.27
Julian Day2434495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.40°
🪷 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 (23.2009°), declination 14.00°, EoT 2.49 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: 1953-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)