पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 3193 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 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।
"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3135
Śaka Saṁvat: -3270
Bengali Saṁvat: -3785
Malayalam Era: -4016
Nanakshahi: -4661
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)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.83°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha171.82°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra231.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani321.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 55 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 Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 12:00
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 Labha05:25 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-90
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-33048.73
Julian Day555416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.6668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.28°
🪷 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 (-48.6668°), declination 15.99°, EoT -1.71 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: -3192-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)