पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 17, 2008 CE

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🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra71.76°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.73°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha284.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra275.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani131.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:28 – 17:53
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:28
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:32 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:57 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:28 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:57 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866048.27
Julian Day2454513.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.72°
🪷 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 (23.9665°), declination -12.26°, EoT -14.49 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: 2026-05-14T10:51:40.156Z