पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 22, 1988 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	77.32°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	286.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	10.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	16.99°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	52.94°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	248.45°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:20 – 11:57
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla	07:06 – 08:43
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:29 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:06 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:43 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:47 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:43 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:06 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858808.27
Julian Day	2447273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6896°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.43°

🪷 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 (23.6896°), declination 12.21°, EoT 1.40 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: 1988-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)