पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 17, 2016 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra26.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani230.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:56
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:53 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869060.27
Julian Day2457525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.97°
🪷 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 (24.0817°), declination 19.39°, EoT 3.72 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 at: 2026-05-14T07:41:25.015Z