पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 13, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.92°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra301.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha332.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra21.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani342.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:24 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872678.27
Julian Day2461143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.78°
🪷 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 (24.2201°), declination 8.99°, EoT -0.77 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: 2026-05-14T04:46:21.467Z