पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 2025 CE

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🪷 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: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
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 Sūrya354.26°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra119.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.44°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.38°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra330.59°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.21°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:43
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:35
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

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 Roga05:43 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:43 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872308.27
Julian Day2460773.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.64°
🪷 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 (24.2060°), declination 7.24°, EoT -2.19 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: 2025-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)