पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1932 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1989 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1854 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1339
Malayalam Era: 1108
Nanakshahi: 463
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra94.28°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha352.37°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.87°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra18.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani279.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:06
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Chala06:05 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:05 (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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838319.27
Julian Day2426784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.02°
🪷 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 (22.9060°), declination -1.10°, EoT -8.76 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: 1932-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)