पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 8, 2099 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2156 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2021 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1506
Malayalam Era: 1275
Nanakshahi: 630
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra178.50°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.00°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha223.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.41°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra264.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani177.37°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:50
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:10
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:32 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:50 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5201
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899580.27
Julian Day2488045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.53°
🪷 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 (25.2490°), declination -22.72°, EoT 7.30 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:50:11.455Z