पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1985 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1392

Malayalam Era: 1161

Nanakshahi: 516

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.36°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	316.73°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	29.34°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	343.44°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	290.52°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra	344.20°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	212.90°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:10 – 16:45
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla	11:58 – 13:34
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:10 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:45 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:58 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:22 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:11 – 05:35 (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	5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857706.27
Julian Day	2446171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	312.23°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6475°), declination 10.04°, 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 for: 1985-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)