पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 27, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra291.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.16°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha317.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.40°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani208.53°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:08
Yamaganda05:56 – 07:28
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:32
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:56 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:28 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:12 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:28 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868278.27
Julian Day2456743.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0518°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.60°
🪷 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 (24.0518°), declination 2.50°, EoT -5.94 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: 2014-03-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)