पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 13, 1897 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.1 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।

यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।।
"10.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Now, O Prince! Listen to My supreme advice, which I give thee for the sake of thy welfare, for thou art My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.52°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra68.00°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.51°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha212.70°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.41°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra187.26°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani220.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:36
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:14 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:11 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825776.27
Julian Day2414241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.85°
🪷 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 (22.4263°), declination -17.99°, EoT 15.26 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: 1897-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)