पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 5, 1889 CE

🪷 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 5.12 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्।

अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते।।5.12।।
"5.12 Having abandoned the fruit of action, he wins eternal peace. Others unacquainted with spirituality, led by desire and clinging to the benefit which they think will follow their actions, become entangled in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1296
Malayalam Era: 1065
Nanakshahi: 420
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.68°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra298.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha191.19°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.61°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra138.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani128.27°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:20
Varjyam06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:20 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:12 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:12 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:20 – 05:51 (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 Year4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1822815.27
Julian Day2411280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.89°
🪷 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 (22.3130°), declination -4.74°, EoT 12.39 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: 1889-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)