पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 26, 2041 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra351.54°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.46°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha54.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.91°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra354.28°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani172.98°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:41
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 17:00
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:09 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:50 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:41 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:50 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878200.27
Julian Day2466665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4313°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.40°
🪷 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 (24.4313°), declination 21.16°, EoT 3.12 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:54:31.817Z