पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 5, 1994 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: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra318.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.97°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha26.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.44°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra46.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani316.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 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 Kāla13:34 – 15:12
Yamaganda05:19 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 10:16
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:19 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:58 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:30 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:37 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:58 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861012.27
Julian Day2449477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.32°
🪷 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 (23.7739°), declination 16.14°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:53:44.295Z