पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 2098 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1505
Malayalam Era: 1274
Nanakshahi: 629
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.98°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra122.93°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.25°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha205.33°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra155.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani161.13°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:34
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta05:59 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:59 (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 Year5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899166.27
Julian Day2487631.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2332°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.81°
🪷 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 (25.2332°), declination -10.48°, EoT 15.70 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: 2098-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)