पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 2053 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2110 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1975 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1460
Malayalam Era: 1229
Nanakshahi: 584
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.82°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra37.35°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.79°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha352.84°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.88°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra15.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani316.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:10
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:30 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5155
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882548.27
Julian Day2471013.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.47°
🪷 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 (24.5976°), declination 11.97°, EoT 1.19 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: 2053-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)