पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 31, 2023 CE

🪷 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: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.62°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha20.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra90.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani312.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:38
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:56
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:43 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871630.27
Julian Day2460095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.91°
🪷 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 (24.1800°), declination 21.85°, EoT 2.50 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: 2023-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)