पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 15, 2015 CE

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🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra247.41°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.84°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha277.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.69°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra328.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani219.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:27 – 17:52
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:02 – 16:27
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 Udveg06:34 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:58 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:02 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:52 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:02 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:58 – 06:34 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868603.27
Julian Day2457068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0643°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.76°
🪷 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 (24.0643°), declination -12.84°, EoT -14.57 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: 2015-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)