पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 16, 1974 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.26 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।

भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन।।7.26।।
"7.26 I know, O Arjuna, all beings in the past, the present and the future; but they do not know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya61.03°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra6.10°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.18°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha80.48°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra25.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani73.11°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:07 – 18:50
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 17:07
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:07 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:50 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:07 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:50 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:07 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:50 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5076
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853749.27
Julian Day2442214.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.55°
🪷 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 (23.4962°), declination 23.32°, EoT -0.40 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: 1974-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)