पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1955 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.96°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra331.80°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha2.89°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra331.93°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani206.44°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:57
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:32 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846752.27
Julian Day2435217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.33°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.2285°), declination 11.19°, EoT 0.97 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: 1955-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)