पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 1962 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.82°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha169.31°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra214.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani282.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:00 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849496.27
Julian Day2437961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3335°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.98°
🪷 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 (23.3335°), declination -11.52°, EoT 16.15 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:56:12.745Z