पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 30, 3150 BCE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3092
Śaka Saṁvat: -3227
Bengali Saṁvat: -3742
Malayalam Era: -3973
Nanakshahi: -4618
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.70°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra139.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha212.25°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.67°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra232.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani153.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:42
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:26 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:26 (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 Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17338.73
Julian Day571126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.53°
🪷 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 (-48.0660°), declination 14.61°, EoT -0.18 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: -3149-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)