पञ्चाङ्ग — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · March 18, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra94.16°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.64°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha305.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.60°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani350.91°MīnaRevatī P2

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:56
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:55 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:28 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:55 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2183°
Longitude: 78.1828°
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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873017.27
Julian Day2461482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.07°
🪷 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 (24.2331°), declination -1.11°, EoT -8.76 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: 2027-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)