पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 3, 1993 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1400

Malayalam Era: 1169

Nanakshahi: 524

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	349.54°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	116.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.46°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	322.08°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	165.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	347.29°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	302.96°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:55 – 10:28
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla	05:48 – 07:22
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

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 Kāla	05:48 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:22 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:55 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:28 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:09 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:15 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:42 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:28 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:55 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:22 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5094
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860615.27
Julian Day	2449080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.21°

🪷 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 (23.7588°), declination 5.25°, EoT -3.71 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: 1993-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)