पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 1978 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.04°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	159.87°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.59°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	352.48°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	67.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	29.10°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	120.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 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	10:20 – 11:57
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla	07:07 – 08:44
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:31 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:07 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:44 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:47 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:23 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:44 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:07 – 05:31 (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	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855154.27
Julian Day	2443619.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	152.30°

🪷 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 (23.5499°), declination 11.68°, EoT 1.19 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: 2026-05-14T10:55:37.683Z