पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 23, 1926 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1983 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1848 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1333
Malayalam Era: 1102
Nanakshahi: 457
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra164.78°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha24.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra356.11°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani209.61°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:58 – 18:39
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:58
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:10 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:51 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:51 – 05:10 (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 Year5028
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836193.27
Julian Day2424658.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.21°
🪷 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 (22.8247°), declination 20.39°, EoT 3.40 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: 1926-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)