पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 1917 CE

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🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.45°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra249.48°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.70°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha159.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra165.12°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani105.90°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:46
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:35
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:36 (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 Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833003.27
Julian Day2421468.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.19°
🪷 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 (22.7027°), declination 9.99°, EoT -0.81 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: 1917-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)