पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 1901 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.58°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra120.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha197.52°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.33°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani259.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:41 – 16:10
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:13
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:52 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:41 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:38 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:41 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:20 – 05:52 (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 Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827200.27
Julian Day2415665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.11°
🪷 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 (22.4808°), declination -5.54°, EoT 13.23 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: 1901-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)