पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 24, 2052 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: 2109 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1974 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1459
Malayalam Era: 1228
Nanakshahi: 583
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.01°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra337.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha44.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra40.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani306.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:32
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5154
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882216.27
Julian Day2470681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.70°
🪷 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 (24.5849°), declination 20.87°, EoT 3.31 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: 2052-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)