पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 2065 CE

🪷 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: 2122 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1987 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1472
Malayalam Era: 1241
Nanakshahi: 596
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra154.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.36°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha23.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.96°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra344.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani102.78°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 14 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 Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla05:12 – 06:53
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Kāla05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:53 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:36 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:53 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5167
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1886956.27
Julian Day2475421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.08°
🪷 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 (24.7662°), declination 19.20°, EoT 3.74 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: 2026-05-14T09:05:44.137Z