पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 8, 1898 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.23°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra129.12°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.89°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha216.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.66°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani230.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:51
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:05
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:11 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:33 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:14 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:33 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826136.27
Julian Day2414601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.84°
🪷 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 (22.4401°), declination -16.53°, EoT 15.99 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: 1898-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)