पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 16, 1993 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 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya61.15°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra13.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha85.97°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.26°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra15.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani306.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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)02:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 34 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 Kāla11:59 – 13:41
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:59
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 Labha05:07 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:50 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860689.27
Julian Day2449154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.46°
🪷 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 (23.7616°), declination 23.34°, 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: 1993-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)