पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 26, 2012 CE

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🪷 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: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra290.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.06°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha171.08°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra117.44°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani184.57°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:19
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:49
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:47 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:19 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:19 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:18 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867731.27
Julian Day2456196.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.54°
🪷 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 (24.0309°), declination -1.34°, EoT 9.50 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: 2012-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)