पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 31, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra353.10°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.59°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha56.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.29°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra43.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani128.18°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:08 – 06:50
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:08 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:50 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866152.27
Julian Day2454617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.78°
🪷 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 (23.9705°), declination 21.94°, EoT 2.50 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: 2008-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)