पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 4, 1902 CE

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🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.85°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra292.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.15°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha329.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati290.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra308.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani275.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:55
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827378.27
Julian Day2415843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.87°
🪷 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 (22.4876°), declination 5.26°, EoT -3.40 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: 2026-05-14T07:47:58.227Z