पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 1966 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	24.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	256.12°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	22.81°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	5.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	67.88°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	341.38°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	333.81°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:56 – 08:36
Yamaganda	10:15 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:13
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:17 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:56 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:36 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:13 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:32 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:53 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:36 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:56 – 05:17 (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)	1850789.27
Julian Day	2439254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	232.26°

🪷 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 (23.3829°), declination 17.19°, EoT 3.63 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: 2026-05-14T10:36:18.536Z