पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 19, 2025 CE

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🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra69.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.00°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha103.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra87.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:53
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:38
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:30 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:10 – 05:33 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872441.27
Julian Day2460906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.43°
🪷 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 (24.2111°), declination 12.74°, EoT -3.29 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:33:19.352Z