पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 1966 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.49°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra106.07°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.45°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha330.41°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.67°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani329.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:57
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850751.27
Julian Day2439216.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3815°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.48°
🪷 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 (23.3815°), declination 4.30°, EoT -4.34 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: 1966-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)