पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 28, 1899 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.3 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
"11.3 I believe all as Thou hast declared it. I long now to have a vision of thy Divine Form, O Thou Most High!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra163.54°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha240.97°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra242.97°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani242.42°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:07
Varjyam06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:25 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:46 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:46 – 06:25 (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 Year5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826521.27
Julian Day2414986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.46°
🪷 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 (22.4548°), declination -21.24°, EoT 11.22 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: 1899-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)