पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1918 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: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.56°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra247.14°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.95°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha145.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.20°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra97.63°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani116.59°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:54
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Udveg05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:09 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:09 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833358.27
Julian Day2421823.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.14°
🪷 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 (22.7163°), declination 13.43°, EoT -3.53 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: 2026-05-14T08:23:49.881Z