पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 2018 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	347.16°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	173.69°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	253.70°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	348.36°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.12°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	6.70°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	254.67°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:42 – 18:15
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:42
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:50 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:23 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:15 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:23 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869744.27
Julian Day	2458209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	188.39°

🪷 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 (24.1079°), declination 4.46°, EoT -4.34 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: 2026-05-14T08:58:26.174Z