पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 10, 2004 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: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra91.00°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha125.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra99.34°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani90.29°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:48
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:42 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 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 Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864793.27
Julian Day2453258.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.50°
🪷 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 (23.9185°), declination 4.87°, EoT 3.65 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: 2026-05-14T07:45:50.460Z