पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 3, 2002 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra81.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.92°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha163.58°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.93°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra181.89°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani63.81°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:32
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:39 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864055.27
Julian Day2452520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.10°
🪷 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 (23.8903°), declination 7.67°, EoT 1.15 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: 2026-05-14T08:56:37.258Z