पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 1998 CE

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🪷 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: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.99°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra252.52°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha346.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra318.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani0.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:45 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:09
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:45 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862456.27
Julian Day2450921.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.08°
🪷 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 (23.8292°), declination 10.70°, EoT 0.51 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:35.182Z