पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 1996 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.80°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	321.44°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.20°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	32.62°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.87°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	63.38°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	340.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:54 – 18:34
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:14 – 16:54
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:15 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:55 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:35 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:54 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:34 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:14 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:35 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:55 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861750.27
Julian Day	2450215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	292.75°

🪷 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 (23.8022°), declination 18.16°, EoT 3.74 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: 2026-05-14T10:55:49.982Z