पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 24, 1889 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya70.36°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra23.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha64.93°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.14°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra27.35°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani115.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:52 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:17 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:26
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:09 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:52 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:09 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:09 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:52 – 05:09 (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 Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822712.27
Julian Day2411177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.59°
🪷 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 (22.3091°), declination 23.41°, EoT -2.08 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: 1889-06-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)