पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1987 CE

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🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.46°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra158.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.85°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha192.00°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.14°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra232.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani236.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:05
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:17 (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 Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858651.27
Julian Day2447116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.41°
🪷 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 (23.6836°), declination -18.81°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-05-14T11:02:03.548Z