पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 1969 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	358.54°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	300.45°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	232.38°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	2.25°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	155.67°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	353.57°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	4.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:49 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:39 – 07:14
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:39 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:14 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:49 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:59 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:59 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:49 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:14 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851858.27
Julian Day	2440323.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	301.70°

🪷 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 (23.4238°), declination 8.55°, EoT -1.04 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: 1969-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)