पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 13, 1956 CE

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🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.01°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra62.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha46.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.13°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra70.53°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani217.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 00 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 Kāla16:54 – 18:34
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:14 – 16:54
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:14 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:54 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:34 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:54 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847141.27
Julian Day2435606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.75°
🪷 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 (23.2434°), declination 18.33°, EoT 3.75 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:35:29.615Z