पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 6, 1906 CE

Also observed today

रङ्गभरी एकादशी · Raṅgbhari EkādaśīShaiva
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।

"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1963 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1313

Malayalam Era: 1082

Nanakshahi: 437

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	322.03°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	81.75°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	0.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	334.93°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	38.30°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	328.16°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	315.26°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:06 – 16:34
Yamaganda	09:14 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla	12:10 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:18 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:46 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:14 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:10 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:02 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:10 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:46 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5007
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828810.27
Julian Day	2417275.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5423°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.57°

🪷 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 (22.5423°), declination -6.07°, EoT -12.00 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: 1906-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)