पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 12, 1895 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.34 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।

मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः।।9.34।।
"9.34 Fix thy mind on Me, devote thyself to Me, sacrifice for Me, surrender to Me, make Me the object of thy aspirations, and thou shalt assuredly become one with Me, Who am thine own Self."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1302
Malayalam Era: 1071
Nanakshahi: 426
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra183.30°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha233.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra192.52°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani203.11°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:31
Yamaganda06:35 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:33
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:35 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:54 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:51 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:10 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:51 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:54 – 06:35 (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 Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825074.27
Julian Day2413539.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.93°
🪷 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 (22.3994°), declination -23.04°, EoT 5.54 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: 1895-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)