पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1955 CE

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🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha310.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra295.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani208.02°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:38
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:04 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846721.27
Julian Day2435186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2274°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.40°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.2274°), declination -0.53°, EoT -8.15 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: 1955-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)