पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 22, 1892 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.6 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः।अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते।।12.6।।
"12.6 Verily, those who surrender their actions to Me, who muse on Me, worship Me and meditate on Me alone, with no thought save of Me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1949 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1814 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1299
Malayalam Era: 1068
Nanakshahi: 423
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha15.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.18°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra83.88°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani151.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:58 – 18:39
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:58
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:10 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:51 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:51 – 05:10 (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 Year4994
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823775.27
Julian Day2412240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.58°
🪷 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 (22.3498°), declination 20.43°, EoT 3.47 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: 1892-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)