पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 2013 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.02°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	152.32°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	7.70°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	349.84°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	51.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	15.37°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	194.33°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:10 – 16:47
Yamaganda	08:43 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:33
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:29 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:06 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:43 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:20 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:10 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:47 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:47 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:20 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:43 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:06 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867940.27
Julian Day	2456405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	143.43°

🪷 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 (24.0389°), declination 12.53°, EoT 1.60 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: 2013-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)