पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 12, 1916 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.29 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु।

तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्।।3.29।।
"3.29 Those who do not understand the Qualities are interested in the act. Still, the wise man who knows the truth should not disturb the mind of him who does not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya58.03°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra185.23°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha50.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra88.20°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani84.06°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:50 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:15 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:23
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:07 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:15 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:06 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:48 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:06 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:15 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:50 – 05:07 (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 Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832561.27
Julian Day2421026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.22°
🪷 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 (22.6858°), declination 23.11°, EoT 0.42 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: 1916-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)