पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1944 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: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra338.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.16°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha14.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra23.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani63.01°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:16
Yamaganda05:12 – 06:53
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:14
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 Śubha05:12 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:53 – 05:12 (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 Year5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842763.27
Julian Day2431228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.88°
🪷 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 (23.0760°), declination 19.48°, EoT 3.69 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: 2026-05-14T08:20:09.154Z