पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 15, 2059 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: 2116 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1981 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1466
Malayalam Era: 1235
Nanakshahi: 590
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.58°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra69.85°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha31.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra7.30°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani27.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:15
Yamaganda05:13 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:14
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:13 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:35 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5161
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884763.27
Julian Day2473228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.51°
🪷 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 (24.6823°), declination 18.84°, EoT 3.76 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: 2059-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)