पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 9, 1983 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1390
Malayalam Era: 1159
Nanakshahi: 514
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.01°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra305.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.18°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha9.11°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra31.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani188.17°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:17
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5084
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856968.27
Julian Day2445433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.10°
🪷 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 (23.6193°), declination 7.30°, EoT -1.90 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: 2026-05-14T09:55:52.671Z