पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1940 CE

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🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra103.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.32°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha328.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.03°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra20.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani7.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:06
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 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 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 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 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841243.27
Julian Day2429708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.72°
🪷 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 (23.0178°), declination -0.28°, EoT -8.15 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: 2026-05-14T09:12:59.351Z