पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 21, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya66.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra12.74°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.90°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha63.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra66.93°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani0.88°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:25 – 17:08
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:34
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:08 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:08 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:08 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:08 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851563.27
Julian Day2440028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.37°
🪷 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 (23.4125°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 2026-05-14T09:04:29.334Z