पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 7, 1968 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: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra179.68°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.42°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha69.16°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.94°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra49.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani359.71°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:22 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:32
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:07 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:47 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:07 (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 Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851549.27
Julian Day2440014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.55°
🪷 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 (23.4120°), declination 22.74°, EoT 1.37 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: 1968-06-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)