पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 1968 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	25.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	156.43°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	37.33°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	41.03°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	14.12°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	356.68°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 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	13:34 – 15:13
Yamaganda	05:17 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla	08:36 – 10:15
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:32 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:53 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:15 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:36 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:56 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851520.27
Julian Day	2439985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	133.49°

🪷 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 (23.4109°), declination 17.32°, 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 for: 1968-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)