पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 2006 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 Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra71.32°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha359.77°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.04°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani100.90°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:50
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:33
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:21 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:21 (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 Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865392.27
Julian Day2453857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.72°
🪷 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 (23.9415°), declination 15.28°, EoT 3.04 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: 2006-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)