पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 12, 1977 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya57.43°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra5.93°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.20°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha38.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra12.00°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani109.52°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:06 – 18:48
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 17:06
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

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) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:15 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:06 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:48 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:06 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:15 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 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 Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854841.27
Julian Day2443306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.32°
🪷 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 (23.5379°), declination 23.13°, EoT 0.42 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: 1977-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)