पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 1978 CE

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🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.01°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra112.86°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.22°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha159.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.15°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra202.88°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani134.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:48
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:48 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855314.27
Julian Day2443779.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.67°
🪷 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 (23.5560°), declination -1.81°, EoT 10.18 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: 1978-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)