पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 2031 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra132.51°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.98°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha349.95°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.28°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra59.55°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani43.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:38
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:22 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874523.27
Julian Day2462988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.66°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2907°), declination 15.27°, EoT 3.04 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: 2031-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)