पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 19, 1964 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.66°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.98°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.04°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha18.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.02°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra51.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani309.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:22
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:09 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:45 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:45 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:09 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850039.27
Julian Day2438504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.77°
🪷 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 (23.3543°), declination 11.12°, EoT 0.74 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:58.703Z