पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 19, 1951 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.24 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।।5.24।।
"5.24 He who is happy within his Self and has found Its peace, and in whom the inner light shines, that sage attains Eternal Bliss and becomes the Spirit Itself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra101.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.63°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha342.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra4.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani156.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:08
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:05 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:05 (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 Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845259.27
Julian Day2433724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.36°
🪷 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 (23.1714°), declination -0.94°, EoT -8.46 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: 1951-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)