पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 2071 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: 2128 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1993 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1478
Malayalam Era: 1247
Nanakshahi: 602
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra211.45°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha334.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra43.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani182.86°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:46
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:10 – 05:34 (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 Year5172
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889118.27
Julian Day2477583.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.44°
🪷 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 (24.8489°), declination 10.46°, EoT 0.26 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: 2071-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)