पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra52.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha49.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra353.13°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani9.32°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:37
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:56
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851894.27
Julian Day2440359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.52°
🪷 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 (23.4252°), declination 19.47°, EoT 3.69 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: 1969-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)