पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 14, 1996 CE

Universal ?format=json (AI agents)

Also observed today

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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	29.73°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	348.47°	Mīna	Revatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	14.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	31.47°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.82°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	63.90°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	340.20°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:55
Yamaganda	08:34 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861752.27
Julian Day	2450217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	318.80°

🪷 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 18.65°, EoT 3.76 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: 2026-05-14T09:36:39.885Z