पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 1903 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra21.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.89°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha282.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra276.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani277.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:26
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827658.27
Julian Day2416123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.01°
🪷 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 (22.4983°), declination -22.28°, EoT -7.10 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: 2026-05-14T09:36:43.785Z