पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 29, 1996 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra174.25°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha25.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra63.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani341.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:37
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:55
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:43 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861767.27
Julian Day2450232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.13°
🪷 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 (23.8028°), declination 21.63°, EoT 2.77 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: 2026-05-14T09:04:23.428Z