पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 15, 2103 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: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.35°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra128.12°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha0.97°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani212.71°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
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 Kāla15:15 – 16:55
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:14 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:54 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:54 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900833.27
Julian Day2489298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.90°
🪷 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 (25.2969°), declination 18.68°, 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: 2103-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)