पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 2017 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.07°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	283.25°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	34.70°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	6.36°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	332.99°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	243.37°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:10
Yamaganda	05:31 – 07:08
Gulika Kāla	08:44 – 10:21
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:31 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:08 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:44 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:21 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:57 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:47 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:23 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:21 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:44 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:08 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869398.27
Julian Day	2457863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	279.85°

🪷 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 (24.0947°), declination 11.53°, EoT 0.97 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: 2026-05-14T06:28:23.087Z