पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 16, 1939 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: 1996 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1346
Malayalam Era: 1115
Nanakshahi: 470
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra275.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.83°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha350.72°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra289.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani355.11°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:08 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:38
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 Śubha06:08 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840873.27
Julian Day2429338.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.33°
🪷 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 (23.0037°), declination -2.16°, 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: 2026-05-14T11:00:02.450Z