पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1971 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.95°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	241.38°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.24°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	8.98°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	222.89°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	327.82°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	28.89°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:36 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:45 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852592.27
Julian Day	2441057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	242.30°

🪷 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 (23.4519°), declination 9.82°, EoT 0.02 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:13.905Z