पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 1988 CE

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🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra117.08°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha324.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra30.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani248.40°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:36
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:53 (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)1858784.27
Julian Day2447249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.19°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6887°), declination 3.40°, EoT -5.30 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 for: 1988-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)