पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 26, 1938 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra265.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.51°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha305.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra319.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani341.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:52
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:25 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:05 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:05 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5039
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840490.27
Julian Day2428955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.57°
🪷 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 (22.9890°), declination -9.02°, EoT -13.55 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: 1938-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)