पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1936 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: 1993 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1343
Malayalam Era: 1112
Nanakshahi: 467
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)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra180.00°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.27°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha246.04°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati249.37°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra274.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani323.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:11
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:51
Varjyam07:00 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:33 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:33 (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 Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840046.27
Julian Day2428511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.96°
🪷 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 (22.9721°), declination -22.78°, EoT 6.87 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: 1936-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)