पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 9, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya83.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra25.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha62.33°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra50.63°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani243.94°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:14 – 06:56
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:14 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:56 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:52 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:56 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858886.27
Julian Day2447351.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.20°
🪷 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 (23.6926°), declination 22.35°, EoT -4.83 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: 1988-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)