पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 1943 CE

🪷 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: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra97.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha317.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra1.79°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani44.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:07
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

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 Labha06:07 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:07 (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 Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842335.27
Julian Day2430800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.49°
🪷 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 (23.0596°), declination -1.76°, EoT -9.06 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: 1943-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)