पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 2005 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: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra283.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha350.11°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.22°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra24.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani87.74°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:28
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:50
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:22 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:00 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:28 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:00 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865026.27
Julian Day2453491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.20°
🪷 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 (23.9275°), declination 15.06°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:57:02.779Z