पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 1944 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1351
Malayalam Era: 1120
Nanakshahi: 475
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra274.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.67°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha339.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.49°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani57.67°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:35 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:35 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:35 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 06:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842704.27
Julian Day2431169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.31°
🪷 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 (23.0737°), declination -0.27°, EoT -8.15 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: 1944-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)