पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1959 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.94°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	142.16°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	72.74°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	340.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	217.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	43.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	254.29°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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)	14:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:08 – 08:45
Yamaganda	10:21 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:10
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:32 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:08 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:45 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:22 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:21 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:45 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:08 – 05:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848213.27
Julian Day	2436678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2844°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	137.76°

🪷 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 (23.2844°), declination 11.20°, 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: 1959-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)