पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 2010 CE

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🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.93°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra251.45°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.93°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha145.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra168.73°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani158.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:47
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:33 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:10 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866963.27
Julian Day2455428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0015°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.46°
🪷 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 (24.0015°), declination 12.53°, EoT -3.05 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: 2010-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)