पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 27, 2023 CE

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🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.36°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra252.85°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha147.02°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.84°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:47 – 18:23
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:47
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:47 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:47 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871718.27
Julian Day2460183.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.50°
🪷 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 (24.1834°), declination 10.21°, EoT -1.12 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: 2023-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)