पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 5, 1904 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.68°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra163.99°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha203.74°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.74°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra232.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani293.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 07:32
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:08 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:32 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:29 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:16 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:29 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:32 – 06:08 (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 Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828324.27
Julian Day2416789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.70°
🪷 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 (22.5237°), declination -15.50°, EoT 16.26 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: 1904-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)