पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1961 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	33.55°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	72.68°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.52°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	51.48°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.45°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	354.34°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	277.11°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:35 – 15:16
Yamaganda	05:12 – 06:53
Gulika Kāla	08:33 – 10:14
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:12 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:14 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:56 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:14 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:53 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848972.27
Julian Day	2437437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.44°

🪷 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 (23.3135°), declination 19.45°, EoT 3.69 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: 2026-05-14T09:57:10.648Z