पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1963 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: 2020 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1370
Malayalam Era: 1139
Nanakshahi: 494
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra276.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.63°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha327.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra296.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani296.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:35
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:33 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:09 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:33 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849644.27
Julian Day2438109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.25°
🪷 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 (23.3392°), declination -0.12°, EoT -7.84 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: 2026-05-14T09:28:57.556Z