पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 2004 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1411

Malayalam Era: 1180

Nanakshahi: 535

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	36.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	56.44°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.67°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	11.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	135.53°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	62.04°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	76.82°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4

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)	06:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla	06:51 – 08:32
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:10 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:58 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:39 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:32 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:51 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864681.27
Julian Day	2453146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	22.84°

🪷 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 (23.9143°), declination 20.22°, 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 for: 2004-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)