पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 1920 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: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
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)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra278.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.40°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha341.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.33°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra305.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani134.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:37
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:07 (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 Year5021
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833934.27
Julian Day2422399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7383°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.19°
🪷 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 (22.7383°), declination -1.92°, EoT -9.36 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:10.853Z