पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 8, 1956 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	142.11°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	185.28°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	326.19°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	168.25°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	139.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	96.94°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	214.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:29 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla	05:41 – 07:14
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla	05:41 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:29 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:03 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:36 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:10 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:36 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:03 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:29 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:14 – 05:41 (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	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847259.27
Julian Day	2435724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.91°

🪷 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 (23.2479°), declination 5.77°, EoT 2.92 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: 2026-05-14T09:57:18.707Z