पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 14, 1950 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra276.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.91°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha317.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra288.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani142.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:38
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:10 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844889.27
Julian Day2433354.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.23°
🪷 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 (23.1573°), declination -2.82°, EoT -9.94 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: 2026-05-14T09:36:25.738Z