पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 2109 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2166 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 2031 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1516
Malayalam Era: 1285
Nanakshahi: 640
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra91.47°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.38°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha133.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra196.16°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani277.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:48
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5211
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1903153.27
Julian Day2491618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.51°
🪷 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 (25.3857°), declination 1.18°, EoT 7.35 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: 2109-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)