पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 3, 1947 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra83.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.35°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha330.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra275.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani100.05°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:06
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:21 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:01 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:21 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843782.27
Julian Day2432247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.26°
🪷 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 (23.1150°), declination -7.20°, EoT -12.65 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: 1947-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)