पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 23, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra359.30°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha18.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra358.17°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani4.33°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla05:10 – 06:51
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:10 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862491.27
Julian Day2450956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.85°
🪷 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 (23.8305°), declination 20.51°, EoT 3.40 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 for: 1998-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)