पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 6, 1920 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra181.59°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha211.68°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra270.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani151.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:30 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:29
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:31 (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 Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834199.27
Julian Day2422664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.02°
🪷 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 (22.7484°), declination -22.43°, EoT 8.14 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: 1920-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)