पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 2078 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2135 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 2000 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1485
Malayalam Era: 1254
Nanakshahi: 609
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.34°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra106.48°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha179.42°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra160.90°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani260.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:19
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5180
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891842.27
Julian Day2480307.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.52°
🪷 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 (24.9531°), declination -3.29°, EoT 11.17 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: 2078-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)