पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 1899 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra164.82°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha15.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati191.03°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra7.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani240.69°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:57 – 18:38
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:57
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 Udveg05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:52 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:38 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:52 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826330.27
Julian Day2414795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.85°
🪷 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 (22.4475°), declination 20.09°, EoT 3.54 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 at: 2026-05-14T11:02:15.604Z