पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 12, 1917 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra98.15°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha160.63°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra183.09°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani107.65°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:27
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:54
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833018.27
Julian Day2421483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.14°
🪷 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 (22.7033°), declination 4.47°, EoT 4.38 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: 1917-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)