पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1998 CE
पञ्चाङ्ग सार — Core Five-Limb Snapshot
Tithi
Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī
26/30 · Kṛṣṇa pakṣa
Nakshatra
Ārdrā
Pada 2 · 6/27
Yoga
Vajra
15/27
Karaṇa
Bālava
half-tithi 51/60
Vāra
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)
weekday limb
Calendar context: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa) · Solar month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Localized descent for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī); the universal day-axis remains anchored to the same date envelope.
Also observed today
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Ārdrā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vajra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Or visit /cities · universal Earth-access (Sanskrit: Bhūmi Mātā · Mother Earth) · live pañchāṅga renders for supported city records worldwide · ?format=json
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.22 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
"1.22 So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;" — Shri Purohit Swami
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 121.08° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 72.42° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 94.42° | Karka | Puṣya P1 |
| बुध Budha | 114.18° | Karka | Aśleṣā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 332.71° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 101.90° | Karka | Puṣya P3 |
| शनि Śani | 9.74° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:32 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:31 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 01:57 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 15:37 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 58 Mins 39 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 01 Mins 21 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:48 – 04:40 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:27 – 05:32 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:36 – 12:28 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:11 – 15:03 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:19 – 18:43 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:31 – 19:03 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:16 – 20:01 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:36 – 00:28 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:16 – 16:54 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:47 – 10:24 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:02 – 13:39 |
| Varjyam | 06:05 – 06:26 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:34 – 09:00 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:32 – 07:10 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:47 – 10:24 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:39 – 15:16 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:16 – 16:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:54 – 18:31 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:31 – 19:54 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:54 – 21:16 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:16 – 22:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:02 – 01:24 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:10 – 05:32 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values locate the requested date inside this application's declared proleptic model. Kali Year uses 18 February 3102 BCE as a traditional epoch convention; that convention is not proof of Krishna's historical departure date. Ahargaṇa is this model's day-count from that epoch. Julian Day is a continuous astronomical day-number. Ayanāṁśa is the modelled sidereal/tropical angular offset. Sun-Moon angle determines the computed tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5100 · Kali-5100 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862578.27 · 5099.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2451043.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8338° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 310.92° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 26/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8338°) · declination 13.22° · EoT -3.53 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website is the public seva surface · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1998-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)
Sources and Related Local Readings
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