पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 28, 1893 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1300
Malayalam Era: 1069
Nanakshahi: 424
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra114.94°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha353.90°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra337.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani168.27°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:36
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:54 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4994
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824085.27
Julian Day2412550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.91°
🪷 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 (22.3616°), declination 3.01°, EoT -5.62 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: 1893-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)