पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 22, 1949 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.14 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।

मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।7.14।।
"7.14 Verily, this Divine Illusion of Phenomenon manifesting itself in the Qualities is difficult to surmount. Only they who devote themselves to Me and to Me alone can accomplish it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya67.14°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra15.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha47.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra85.44°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani128.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:43
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 12:00
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:51 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:51 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844624.27
Julian Day2433089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.93°
🪷 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 (23.1472°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.66 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: 1949-06-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)