पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 1981 CE

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🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.17°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra70.35°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.51°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha142.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.03°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra164.36°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani163.99°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:48
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:36
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
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 Roga05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:11 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:11 – 05:35 (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 Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856376.27
Julian Day2444841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.55°
🪷 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 (23.5966°), declination 10.85°, EoT -1.71 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: 2026-05-14T07:39:43.159Z