पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 25, 1987 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: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra281.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.68°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha312.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra302.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani237.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:36
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 12:05
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:58 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858414.27
Julian Day2446879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.56°
🪷 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 (23.6746°), declination 1.53°, EoT -6.58 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: 2026-05-14T09:57:17.574Z