पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · May 16, 2027 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra157.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.93°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha48.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.82°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani358.15°MīnaRevatī P4

Kota, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:24 – 19:04
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:24
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:04 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:24 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2138°
Longitude: 75.8648°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873076.27
Julian Day2461541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.18°
🪷 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 (24.2353°), declination 19.01°, EoT 3.74 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: 2027-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)