पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 1952 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra102.43°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha141.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.19°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra171.89°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani171.86°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:57
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta05:43 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:43 (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 Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845805.27
Julian Day2434270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.56°
🪷 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 (23.1923°), declination 3.12°, EoT 5.50 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: 1952-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)