पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 17, 2054 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2111 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1976 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1461
Malayalam Era: 1230
Nanakshahi: 585
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra153.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha52.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra353.23°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani329.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:37
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:15 – 16:56
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:15 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5156
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882939.27
Julian Day2471404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6126°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.58°
🪷 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 (24.6126°), declination 19.35°, EoT 3.72 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: 2026-05-14T10:36:19.176Z