पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.20 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।

यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।।
"6.20 There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.22°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra121.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha323.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.75°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra325.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani236.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:14
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:41
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:50 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5029
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836872.27
Julian Day2425337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.88°
🪷 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 (22.8507°), declination 4.38°, EoT -4.34 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: 1928-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)