पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 5, 1999 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.21 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घा विशन्ति

केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति।

स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः

स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः।।11.21।।
"11.21 The troops of celestial beings enter into Thee, some invoking Thee in fear, with folded palms; the Great Seers and Adepts sing hymns to Thy Glory, saying All Hail.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.52°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra114.17°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha185.83°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.51°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra124.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani22.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:12
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 13:15
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:51 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:41 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862991.27
Julian Day2451456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.10°
🪷 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 (23.8496°), declination -4.50°, EoT 12.39 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: 1999-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)