पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 2, 1891 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 3.31 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः।

श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।।3.31।।
"3.31 Those who always act in accordance with My precepts, firm in faith and without cavilling, they too are freed from the bondage of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1298
Malayalam Era: 1067
Nanakshahi: 422
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.50°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra27.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.80°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha72.66°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra57.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani140.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:27
Yamaganda05:11 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:19
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:11 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:52 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823450.27
Julian Day2411915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3373°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.63°
🪷 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 (22.3373°), declination 23.07°, EoT -3.66 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: 1891-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)