पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 13, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: देवशयनी एकादशी — Devśayanī Ekādaśī
Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.21°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra214.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.17°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha102.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.14°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra54.62°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani177.41°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:40
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824557.27
Julian Day2413022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.02°
🪷 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 (22.3797°), declination 21.86°, EoT -5.36 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: 1894-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)