पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 14, 1898 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.27°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra209.67°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.73°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha225.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.92°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani230.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:15
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 Kāla07:37 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:27
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:15 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:11 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826142.27
Julian Day2414607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.88°
🪷 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 (22.4403°), declination -18.19°, EoT 15.07 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: 1898-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)