पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 15, 1901 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra250.68°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha321.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra285.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani261.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:23
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:34 (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 Year5002
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826965.27
Julian Day2415430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.39°
🪷 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 (22.4718°), declination -12.96°, EoT -14.57 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: 2026-05-14T10:55:41.882Z