पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.15°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	166.26°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	4.95°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	34.73°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	58.42°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	338.90°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:00 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:00 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:50 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:00 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861739.27
Julian Day	2450204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	148.66°

🪷 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 (23.8017°), declination 15.11°, EoT 2.92 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: 2026-05-14T08:19:28.133Z