पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 3174 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3116
Śaka Saṁvat: -3251 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: -3766
Malayalam Era: -3997
Nanakshahi: -4642
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.91°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra136.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.77°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha168.65°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.92°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra226.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani209.76°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:03
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 Kāla05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-71
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-26108.73
Julian Day562356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.4014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.15°
🪷 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 (-48.4014°), declination 15.89°, EoT -1.42 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: -3173-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)