पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 1947 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: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra332.57°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.78°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha32.00°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.74°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra2.77°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani100.66°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:34
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Chala05:13 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843856.27
Julian Day2432321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.65°
🪷 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 (23.1178°), declination 18.86°, EoT 3.74 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: 1947-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)