पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 16, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra184.34°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.87°KarkaĀśleṣā P4
बुध Budha218.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra220.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani277.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:42
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:14
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:46 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:15 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:44 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:44 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:15 – 05:46 (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 Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12908.73
Julian Day575556.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8965°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.06°
🪷 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 (-47.8965°), declination -3.33°, EoT 15.05 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: -3137-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)