पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 2022 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: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra289.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha336.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati326.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani297.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:31 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:08
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Amṛta05:55 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871201.27
Julian Day2459666.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.27°
🪷 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 (24.1636°), declination 2.92°, EoT -5.62 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: 2026-05-14T11:01:35.983Z