पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1987 CE

🪷 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.61°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra347.17°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha359.25°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.06°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra340.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani236.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:25
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:48
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:26 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:04 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:04 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858446.27
Julian Day2446911.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.57°
🪷 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 (23.6758°), declination 13.28°, EoT 2.16 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: 1987-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)