पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 16, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.35°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha289.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani72.64°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:02
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta06:33 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864586.27
Julian Day2453051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9106°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.23°
🪷 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 (23.9106°), declination -12.61°, EoT -14.54 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: 2026-05-14T08:40:17.885Z