पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 6, 2085 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2142 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 2007 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1492
Malayalam Era: 1261
Nanakshahi: 616
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra124.95°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.00°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha323.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.72°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra358.40°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani342.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:53
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5186
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1894221.27
Julian Day2482686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.85°
🪷 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 (25.0441°), declination 6.66°, EoT -2.79 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: 2085-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)