पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 1979 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1386

Malayalam Era: 1155

Nanakshahi: 510

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	293.47°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.54°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	339.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	96.21°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra	334.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	133.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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)	01:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:39
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	08:44 – 10:20
Yamaganda	13:33 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla	05:31 – 07:07
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 Kāla	05:31 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:07 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:44 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:46 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:23 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:20 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:44 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:07 – 05:31 (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	5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855519.27
Julian Day	2443984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	288.30°

🪷 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 (23.5638°), declination 11.60°, 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 for: 1979-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)