पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 29, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra146.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha226.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra262.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani212.16°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:08
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:28 – 15:48
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:48 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:28 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:26 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825427.27
Julian Day2413892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.06°
🪷 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 (22.4129°), declination -21.54°, EoT 10.87 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: 1896-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)