पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 7, 1986 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.82°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra212.85°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha190.77°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra205.66°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani221.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 16:10
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:14
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:52 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:39 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:20 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858245.27
Julian Day2446710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.23°
🪷 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 (23.6681°), declination -5.32°, EoT 12.96 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:23.999Z