पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 2004 CE

🪷 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: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
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)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra278.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha147.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.91°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani91.49°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:21
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 Chala05:47 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:21 – 17:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:52 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:21 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864807.27
Julian Day2453272.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.58°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9191°), declination -0.53°, EoT 8.79 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: 2004-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)