पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1990 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2047 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1912 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1397
Malayalam Era: 1166
Nanakshahi: 521
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra135.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha19.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati73.84°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra336.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani271.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:37
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:20 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859550.27
Julian Day2448015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7180°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.34°
🪷 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 (23.7180°), declination 15.84°, EoT 3.26 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: 1990-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)