पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 1958 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: 2015 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1365
Malayalam Era: 1134
Nanakshahi: 489
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra177.31°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha357.45°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.01°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra333.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani242.34°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:38
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:22 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:22 (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 Year5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847860.27
Julian Day2436325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.05°
🪷 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 (23.2709°), declination 15.17°, EoT 3.04 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: 1958-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)