पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 20, 2058 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2115 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1980 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1465
Malayalam Era: 1234
Nanakshahi: 589
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra276.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha339.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra354.05°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani9.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:06
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5159
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884342.27
Julian Day2472807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.37°
🪷 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 (24.6662°), declination -0.13°, EoT -8.15 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: 2058-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)