पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.93°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	254.40°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.80°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	8.38°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	222.81°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	329.02°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	29.01°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
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	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:46 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:35 – 07:10
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:35 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:46 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:10 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852593.27
Julian Day	2441058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	254.47°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
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 10.18°, EoT 0.26 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: 1971-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)