पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 8, 1941 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.54 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।

स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।
"2.54 Arjuna asked: My Lord! How can we recognise the saint who has attained Pure Intellect, who has reached this state of Bliss, and whose mind is steady? how does he talk, how does he live, and how does he act?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1998 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1863 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1348
Malayalam Era: 1117
Nanakshahi: 472
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.79°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra122.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha331.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra352.72°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani21.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:43
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:35
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Roga05:43 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:18 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:18 – 05:43 (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 Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841627.27
Julian Day2430092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.36°
🪷 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 (23.0325°), declination 6.99°, EoT -2.19 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: 1941-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)