पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 12, 2011 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya56.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra186.28°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.25°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha55.34°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.44°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra38.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani166.19°KanyāHasta P2

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)14:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 36 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: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867259.27
Julian Day2455724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.24°
🪷 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 (24.0129°), declination 23.11°, 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: 2011-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)