पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 11, 1904 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.21°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra304.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.00°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha14.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.78°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra336.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani297.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:40 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828116.27
Julian Day2416581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.06°
🪷 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 (22.5158°), declination 8.09°, EoT -1.32 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: 1904-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)