पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 9, 1942 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya83.16°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra34.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha62.78°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.09°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra50.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani44.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:28
Yamaganda05:14 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:21
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:14 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:52 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842084.27
Julian Day2430549.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0500°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.13°
🪷 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 (23.0500°), declination 22.45°, EoT -4.83 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: 1942-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)