पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 2022 CE

Universal?format=json (AI agents)
🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.96°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra118.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha7.39°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.68°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani298.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:44
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:34
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:39 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:39 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871216.27
Julian Day2459681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1642°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.52°
🪷 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 (24.1642°), declination 8.62°, EoT -1.04 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: 2022-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)