पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 21, 1929 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1336
Malayalam Era: 1105
Nanakshahi: 460
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra102.72°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.08°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha315.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra14.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani247.63°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:35
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:33 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:33 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837226.27
Julian Day2425691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8642°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.42°
🪷 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 (22.8642°), declination -0.02°, EoT -7.84 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: 1929-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)