पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 15, 1939 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1346
Malayalam Era: 1115
Nanakshahi: 470
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra340.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha8.36°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra1.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani2.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:15
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:55 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:55 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:14 (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 Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840933.27
Julian Day2429398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.60°
🪷 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 (23.0060°), declination 18.60°, EoT 3.76 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: 1939-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)