पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1981 CE

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🪷 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.38°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra145.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.67°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha350.25°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra4.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani161.13°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:22
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:47 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856245.27
Julian Day2444710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.47°
🪷 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 (23.5916°), declination 10.03°, EoT 0.02 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: 2026-05-14T05:19:25.605Z