पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 19, 1917 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: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.45°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha326.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra326.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani91.59°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Amṛta06:04 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832841.27
Julian Day2421306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6965°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.77°
🪷 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 (22.6965°), declination -0.85°, EoT -8.46 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: 1917-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)