पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 27, 1950 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra159.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha25.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra1.22°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani139.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla05:09 – 06:50
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:09 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:50 – 05:09 (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 Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844963.27
Julian Day2433428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.64°
🪷 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 (23.1601°), declination 21.16°, EoT 3.01 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: 1950-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)