पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 22, 2022 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	258.50°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	310.74°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	25.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	331.90°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	323.53°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	299.61°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:20 – 11:57
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla	07:06 – 08:43
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:30 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:06 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:43 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:47 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:43 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:06 – 05:30 (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	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871226.27
Julian Day	2459691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	248.59°

🪷 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 (24.1646°), declination 12.14°, EoT 1.40 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: 2026-05-14T09:28:43.526Z