पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 5, 1978 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: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra266.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.11°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha326.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.55°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra330.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani122.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:02
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:34
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855107.27
Julian Day2443572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.53°
🪷 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 (23.5481°), declination -6.25°, EoT -12.23 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: 1978-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)