पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 1891 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1298
Malayalam Era: 1067
Nanakshahi: 422
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.64°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra299.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.77°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha6.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati315.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani140.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:42 – 18:16
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:42
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg05:46 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:20 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:20 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823362.27
Julian Day2411827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.31°
🪷 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 (22.3340°), declination 5.90°, EoT -3.10 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: 1891-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)