पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 1976 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra92.48°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha310.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.24°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra303.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani92.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:10
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:11 (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 Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854384.27
Julian Day2442849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.52°
🪷 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 (23.5204°), declination -3.33°, EoT -10.49 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: 2026-05-14T10:36:37.152Z