पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 29, 1894 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 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya74.86°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra17.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha100.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra38.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani177.09°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:36
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:10 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824543.27
Julian Day2413008.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.86°
🪷 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 (22.3791°), declination 23.24°, EoT -3.09 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: 1894-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)