पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 2024 CE

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🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.00°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra294.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha184.12°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra209.70°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani319.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:05 – 17:32
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 16:05
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:32 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:55 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872131.27
Julian Day2460596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1992°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.61°
🪷 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 (24.1992°), declination -7.89°, EoT 14.44 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: 2024-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)