पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 1968 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	347.97°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	21.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	10.01°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	327.09°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.54°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	327.39°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	352.02°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:23 – 08:56
Yamaganda	10:29 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:09
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:50 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:23 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:29 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:09 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:42 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:15 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:42 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:09 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:29 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:23 – 05:50 (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	5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851482.27
Julian Day	2439947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.19°

🪷 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 (23.4094°), declination 4.50°, EoT -4.34 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: 2026-05-14T06:30:10.895Z