पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 14, 1920 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra333.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.72°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha17.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra17.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani132.50°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:34
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Chala05:14 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833993.27
Julian Day2422458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.28°
🪷 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 (22.7406°), declination 18.50°, EoT 3.76 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: 1920-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)