पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 17, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra284.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha344.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra18.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani72.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:36 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:07
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864616.27
Julian Day2453081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.74°
🪷 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 (23.9118°), declination -1.28°, EoT -9.06 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: 2026-05-14T07:30:12.314Z