पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 22, 1933 CE

🪷 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: 1990 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1855 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1340
Malayalam Era: 1109
Nanakshahi: 464
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.68°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha341.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra331.17°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani290.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:06
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5034
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838688.27
Julian Day2427153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.31°
🪷 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 (22.9201°), declination 0.39°, EoT -7.53 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: 2026-05-14T08:05:56.851Z