पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 29, 1961 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: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.93°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.64°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha12.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra350.18°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani277.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 07:02
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:24 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:24 (auspicious)

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 Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848953.27
Julian Day2437418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.98°
🪷 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 (23.3127°), declination 14.33°, EoT 2.64 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: 2026-05-14T11:02:31.845Z