पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 2016 CE

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🪷 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: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.24°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra198.13°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha27.97°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra357.13°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani231.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:28 – 07:05
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:28 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:05 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:05 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869036.27
Julian Day2457501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.61°
🪷 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 (24.0808°), declination 12.62°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:55:59.399Z