पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 14, 1969 CE

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🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra275.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha309.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra3.57°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani1.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:09
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 Chala06:09 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:09 (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 Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851829.27
Julian Day2440294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.20°
🪷 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 (23.4227°), declination -2.66°, EoT -9.94 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: 1969-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)