पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1969 CE

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🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra245.44°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha151.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.65°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra89.84°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani16.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla05:34 – 07:11
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:34 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:34 (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 Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851991.27
Julian Day2440456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4289°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.90°
🪷 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 (23.4289°), declination 11.56°, EoT -2.27 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: 2026-05-14T09:31:23.167Z