पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 9, 1960 CE

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🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra94.40°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha329.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.39°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra298.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani263.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:09
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848537.27
Julian Day2437002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2968°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.41°
🪷 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 (23.2968°), declination -4.56°, EoT -11.28 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: 1960-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)