पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.91°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra127.21°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha327.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.80°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra335.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani265.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:52
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848567.27
Julian Day2437032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.41°
🪷 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 (23.2980°), declination 7.14°, EoT -2.19 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: 2026-05-14T09:56:15.117Z