पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 2006 CE

Universal ?format=json (AI agents)

Also observed today

भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.02°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	183.90°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.98°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	332.85°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	203.19°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	314.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	100.33°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:59
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla	07:12 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:37 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:45 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:12 – 05:37 (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	5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865374.27
Julian Day	2453839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	184.35°

🪷 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 (23.9408°), declination 9.30°, EoT -0.50 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: 2006-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)