पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 1905 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1962 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1827 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1312
Malayalam Era: 1081
Nanakshahi: 436
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.43°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra128.60°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha196.29°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra161.61°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani305.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:58
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:07
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:24 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 06:00 (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 Year5007
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828677.27
Julian Day2417142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.25°
🪷 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 (22.5372°), declination -11.46°, EoT 16.15 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: 1905-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)