पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 5, 1993 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra185.70°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.71°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha8.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.97°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra342.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani305.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:55
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:19 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:58 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:58 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860647.27
Julian Day2449112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7600°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.52°
🪷 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 (23.7600°), declination 16.21°, EoT 3.35 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: 1993-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)