पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 5, 1956 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: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya51.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra359.76°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha37.66°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.52°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra76.04°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani215.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 17:03
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:39
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:07 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:49 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:46 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:49 – 05:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847164.27
Julian Day2435629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2443°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.05°
🪷 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 (23.2443°), declination 22.52°, EoT 1.72 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:40.578Z