पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 2002 CE

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🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra279.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha169.30°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.66°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra192.77°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani64.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:24
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864069.27
Julian Day2452534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.40°
🪷 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 (23.8909°), declination 2.39°, EoT 6.24 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: 2002-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)