पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 30, 1985 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra167.96°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.62°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha34.80°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani209.80°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:19
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:14
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:43 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:50 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857750.27
Julian Day2446215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.69°
🪷 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 (23.6492°), declination 21.73°, EoT 2.64 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: 2026-05-14T07:33:01.835Z