पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 2002 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.39°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	16.62°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	17.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	315.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	72.09°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	348.50°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	45.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:36 – 09:06
Yamaganda	10:36 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:05 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:36 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:38 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:09 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:06 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:36 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863886.27
Julian Day	2452351.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8839°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.57°

🪷 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 (23.8839°), declination -1.08°, EoT -8.76 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: 2026-05-14T08:35:47.149Z