पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 29, 1927 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.14 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।
"16.14 I have slain one enemy, I will slay the others also; I am worthy to enjoy, I am the Almighty, I am perfect, powerful and happy;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1984 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1849 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1334
Malayalam Era: 1103
Nanakshahi: 458
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra286.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.30°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha322.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.13°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra15.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani224.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:40
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:36
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:54 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:54 (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 Year5028
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836503.27
Julian Day2424968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.07°
🪷 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 (22.8366°), declination 2.92°, EoT -5.30 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: 1927-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)