पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 31, 2017 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	346.43°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	26.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	20.68°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	5.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	174.71°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	337.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	243.49°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:30 – 12:03
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla	07:24 – 08:57
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:51 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:24 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:57 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:30 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:41 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:41 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:30 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:57 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:24 – 05:51 (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	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869378.27
Julian Day	2457843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.44°

🪷 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 (24.0939°), declination 4.16°, EoT -4.66 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: 2026-05-14T06:27:07.589Z