पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 3, 2018 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	196.45°	Tulā	Svātī P3
चन्द्र Candra	137.20°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	297.93°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	219.19°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.63°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	184.52°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	250.88°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:54 – 10:18
Yamaganda	13:05 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla	06:07 – 07:31
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:07 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:31 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:54 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:05 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:29 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:53 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:16 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:53 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:29 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:18 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:54 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:31 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869960.27
Julian Day	2458425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	301.54°

🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -14.99°, EoT 16.38 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: 2026-05-14T07:47:07.131Z