पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.19°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	332.39°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	7.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	337.23°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	64.09°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	318.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	331.68°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:10 – 08:46
Yamaganda	10:22 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:34 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:10 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:46 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:22 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:46 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:10 – 05:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850768.27
Julian Day	2439233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	326.80°

🪷 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 10.61°, EoT 0.51 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: 2026-05-14T10:58:45.926Z