पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 22, 1964 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.32°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha13.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra73.06°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani311.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:32
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:10 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850072.27
Julian Day2438537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.76°
🪷 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 (23.3555°), declination 20.35°, EoT 3.47 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:55.991Z