पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 2103 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: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.79°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra301.34°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.64°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha178.99°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra125.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani212.95°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:39 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:49
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:07 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:07 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:54 (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 Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900983.27
Julian Day2489448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.45°
🪷 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 (25.3027°), declination -7.10°, EoT 14.22 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: 2103-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)