पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 9, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.22°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra301.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha8.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra358.96°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:25 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:09
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:42 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873770.27
Julian Day2462235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2619°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.48°
🪷 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 (24.2619°), declination 7.62°, EoT -1.90 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: 2029-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)