पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 2002 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1409

Malayalam Era: 1178

Nanakshahi: 533

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.63°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	248.33°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	47.85°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	37.13°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	76.96°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	42.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	49.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:00 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:00 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:50 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:00 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863930.27
Julian Day	2452395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	230.73°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8855°), declination 14.97°, EoT 2.92 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: 2002-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)