पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1906 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: 1963 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1313
Malayalam Era: 1082
Nanakshahi: 437
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra277.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.65°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha355.62°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati40.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra345.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani316.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:38
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:37
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:04 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5007
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828824.27
Julian Day2417289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5429°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.58°
🪷 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 (22.5429°), declination -0.58°, EoT -8.15 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: 1906-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)