पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 2072 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2129 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1479
Malayalam Era: 1248
Nanakshahi: 603
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra289.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.94°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha174.27°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.89°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra187.71°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani195.55°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala05:47 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:47 (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 Year5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889643.27
Julian Day2478108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.15°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.8690°), declination -0.35°, EoT 8.44 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: 2072-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)