पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 2115 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।
"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2172 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 2037 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1522
Malayalam Era: 1291
Nanakshahi: 646
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra284.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha141.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra177.68°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani356.06°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:47
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:17
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:48 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:47 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5217
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905353.27
Julian Day2493818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4698°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.91°
🪷 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 (25.4698°), declination -2.14°, EoT 10.52 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: 2115-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)