पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 15, 1951 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya59.97°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra178.00°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha48.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.90°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra105.65°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani152.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:24 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:33
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:07 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:49 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:07 (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 Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845347.27
Julian Day2433812.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.98°
🪷 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 (23.1748°), declination 23.26°, EoT -0.19 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: 2026-05-14T09:59:55.027Z