पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 27, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.08°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha62.50°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra66.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani246.97°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:18 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:32
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:09 (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 Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858843.27
Julian Day2447308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.70°
🪷 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 (23.6910°), declination 21.30°, EoT 3.01 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: 1988-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)