पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 1968 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	181.31°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	130.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.38°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	176.75°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	213.16°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	359.04°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Yamaganda	14:35 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla	07:24 – 08:50
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:57 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:35 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:02 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:28 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:02 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:35 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:24 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851682.27
Julian Day	2440147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4171°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	310.89°

🪷 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 (23.4171°), declination -9.58°, EoT 15.40 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: 2026-05-14T06:30:26.382Z