पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 1981 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.08°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	291.52°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	8.71°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	14.62°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.29°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	19.71°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	160.35°	Kanyā	Hasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:11 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:40 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla	11:56 – 13:33
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

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) (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 Roga	05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:02 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:40 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:56 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:40 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:02 – 05:25 (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	5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856257.27
Julian Day	2444722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.91°

🪷 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 (23.5921°), declination 14.07°, EoT 2.49 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: 1981-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)