पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 1986 CE

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🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.53°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha322.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra315.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani225.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:04
Yamaganda06:30 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:21 – 10:47
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha06:30 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:56 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:21 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:29 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:55 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:29 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:21 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:56 – 06:30 (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 Year5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858016.27
Julian Day2446481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6594°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.82°
🪷 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 (23.6594°), declination -11.08°, EoT -14.28 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: 2026-05-14T09:13:48.029Z