पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 3150 BCE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.10 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।

बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः।।4.10।।
"4.10 Many have merged their existences in Mine, being freed from desire, fear and anger, filled always with Me and purified by the illuminating flame of self-abnegation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3092
Śaka Saṁvat: -3227
Bengali Saṁvat: -3742
Malayalam Era: -3973
Nanakshahi: -4618
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)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.76°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha198.15°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.81°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra214.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani151.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:23
Yamaganda05:21 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:22
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Śubha05:21 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:03 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:43 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:03 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:21 (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 Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17353.73
Julian Day571111.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.64°
🪷 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 (-48.0665°), declination 18.84°, EoT -4.18 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: -3149-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)