पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 20, 2100 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: 2157 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 2022 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1507
Malayalam Era: 1276
Nanakshahi: 631
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.91°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra162.34°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.52°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha54.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.52°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra20.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani174.25°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:16
Yamaganda05:11 – 06:52
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:14
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:52 – 05:11 (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 Year5202
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899743.27
Julian Day2488208.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.14°
🪷 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 (25.2553°), declination 19.97°, EoT 3.60 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: 2026-05-14T09:56:03.430Z