पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 22, 1893 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1300
Malayalam Era: 1069
Nanakshahi: 424
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra13.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.23°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha229.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra265.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani179.47°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 11:45
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:27 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824324.27
Julian Day2412789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.70°
🪷 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 (22.3708°), declination -20.15°, EoT 13.15 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: 1893-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)