पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1977 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	23.77°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	330.93°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	21.52°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	39.69°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	346.16°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	106.46°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:08 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla	10:21 – 11:57
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:31 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:08 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:44 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:10 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:23 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:44 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:08 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854788.27
Julian Day	2443253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5359°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	20.10°

🪷 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 (23.5359°), declination 11.42°, 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 for: 1977-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)