पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 19, 2003 CE

🪷 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: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.69°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra216.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha24.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.45°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra332.92°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani60.85°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 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 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:09
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 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 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864283.27
Julian Day2452748.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8990°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.25°
🪷 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 (23.8990°), declination 10.97°, EoT 0.74 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: 2026-05-14T06:28:26.461Z