पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 2021 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	68.64°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.29°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	2.48°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.17°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	9.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	288.38°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:22
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:33 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:09 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:45 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:21 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:21 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:45 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:09 – 05:33 (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	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870857.27
Julian Day	2459322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.54°

🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 10.85°, EoT 0.51 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: 2021-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)