पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 2002 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.95°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra142.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.19°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha45.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.46°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra66.68°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani52.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:36
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:38 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863950.27
Julian Day2452415.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.35°
🪷 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 (23.8863°), declination 20.11°, EoT 3.54 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: 2026-05-14T06:27:15.056Z