पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 11, 444 BCE

🪷 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 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -386
Śaka Saṁvat: -521
Bengali Saṁvat: -1036
Malayalam Era: -1267
Nanakshahi: -1912
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya59.36°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra189.75°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.13°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha36.64°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra31.58°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani65.65°MithunaMṛgaśīrṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:56 – 08:35
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:13
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:16 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:56 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:35 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:56 – 05:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2659
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)970917.27
Julian Day1559382.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-10.2689°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.39°
🪷 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 (-10.2689°), declination 17.49°, EoT 3.71 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: -0443-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)