पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 19, 1971 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha7.06°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra331.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani29.25°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852595.27
Julian Day2441060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4520°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.46°
🪷 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 (23.4520°), declination 10.88°, EoT 0.74 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: 1971-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)