पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 1, 1972 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra173.23°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.94°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha215.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra194.90°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani54.59°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:48
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:08
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:48 – 17:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:08 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853187.27
Julian Day2441652.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.33°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4747°), declination -21.79°, EoT 10.13 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: 1972-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)