पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1966 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.23°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	308.50°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	5.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	335.42°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	63.76°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	316.58°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	331.46°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:35 – 07:11
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850766.27
Julian Day	2439231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	304.44°

🪷 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 (23.3821°), declination 9.90°, EoT 0.02 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: 2026-05-14T11:00:34.021Z