पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 29, 1978 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1385

Malayalam Era: 1154

Nanakshahi: 509

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	80.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	172.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	117.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	94.74°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra	178.21°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	130.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:10 – 16:45
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla	11:59 – 13:34
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:37 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:10 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:45 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:59 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:12 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855284.27
Julian Day	2443749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	307.15°

🪷 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 (23.5549°), declination 9.55°, EoT -0.50 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:44.288Z