पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 15, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra203.07°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.12°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha334.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:45
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:34
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:11 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872315.27
Julian Day2460780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.74°
🪷 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 (24.2062°), declination 9.80°, EoT -0.24 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: 2025-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)