पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 2068 CE

🪷 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: 2125 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1475
Malayalam Era: 1244
Nanakshahi: 599
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha338.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra28.26°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani143.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:53 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:31
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:53 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5169
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888004.27
Julian Day2476469.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.48°
🪷 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 (24.8063°), declination 3.64°, EoT -5.30 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: 2068-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)