पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 2076 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2133 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1998 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1483
Malayalam Era: 1252
Nanakshahi: 607
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.99°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra169.11°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha12.06°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.20°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra39.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani244.08°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:45 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:09
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:45 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890946.27
Julian Day2479411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9188°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.21°
🪷 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 (24.9188°), declination 11.09°, EoT 0.51 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: 2076-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)