पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 14, 2008 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: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.65°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra142.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha51.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra22.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani127.61°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:35
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:14 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:54 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866135.27
Julian Day2454600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.81°
🪷 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 (23.9699°), declination 18.68°, EoT 3.76 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: 2026-05-14T10:49:18.205Z