पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	295.14°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	269.47°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	6.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	222.58°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	332.62°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	29.37°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Yamaganda	08:44 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:33
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:32 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:08 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:44 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:44 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:08 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852596.27
Julian Day	2441061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	292.34°

🪷 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 (23.4521°), declination 11.23°, EoT 0.97 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: 2026-05-14T09:52:49.381Z