पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 1966 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: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.62°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra276.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha341.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra288.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani327.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda06:06 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:37
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

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 Śubha06:06 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:37 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:08 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:37 – 06:06 (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 Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850736.27
Julian Day2439201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.27°
🪷 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 (23.3809°), declination -1.59°, EoT -9.06 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: 1966-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)