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

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	33.19°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	102.28°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.52°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	54.93°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	306.26°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	46.58°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	289.36°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:56
Yamaganda	08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:12 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:16 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:56 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:52 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870887.27
Julian Day	2459352.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1516°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	73.14°

🪷 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 (24.1516°), declination 19.56°, EoT 3.69 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: 2026-05-14T09:56:15.931Z