पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 19, 1906 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.54 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्।।18.54।।
"18.54 And when he becomes one with the Eternal, and his soul knows the bliss that belongs to the Self, he feels no desire and no regret, he regards all beings equally and enjoys the blessing of supreme devotion to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1963 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1313
Malayalam Era: 1082
Nanakshahi: 437
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra347.52°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha14.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra59.41°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani322.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla05:12 – 06:53
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:53 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:53 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828884.27
Julian Day2417349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5452°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.94°
🪷 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 (22.5452°), declination 19.52°, EoT 3.65 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: 1906-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)