पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 1967 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1374
Malayalam Era: 1143
Nanakshahi: 498
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.61°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra308.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.44°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha201.81°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.15°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra133.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani345.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:22
Varjyam06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:32 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:22 – 05:55 (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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851312.27
Julian Day2439777.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.70°
🪷 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 (23.4029°), declination -7.82°, EoT 14.65 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: 1967-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)