पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 13, 1921 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1328
Malayalam Era: 1097
Nanakshahi: 452
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra280.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.26°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha164.58°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.61°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani154.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:32
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:26
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834480.27
Julian Day2422945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.36°
🪷 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 (22.7592°), declination 4.08°, EoT 4.75 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: 1921-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)