पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 31, 1905 CE

🪷 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: 1962 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1827 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1312
Malayalam Era: 1081
Nanakshahi: 436
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.14°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra293.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha6.55°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra22.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani307.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 08:57
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:52 (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 Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828470.27
Julian Day2416935.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.68°
🪷 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 (22.5293°), declination 3.83°, EoT -4.66 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: 1905-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)