पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 2002 CE

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🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra243.79°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.74°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha144.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.58°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra166.96°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani62.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:54
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:10 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:10 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864039.27
Julian Day2452504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.42°
🪷 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 (23.8897°), declination 13.20°, EoT -3.53 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: 2002-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)