पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.79°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra162.71°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.02°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra340.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani353.40°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:49
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851493.27
Julian Day2439958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.59°
🪷 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 (23.4099°), declination 8.64°, EoT -1.04 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: 2026-05-14T09:54:26.208Z