पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 9, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.6 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः।अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते।।12.6।।
"12.6 Verily, those who surrender their actions to Me, who muse on Me, worship Me and meditate on Me alone, with no thought save of Me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.55°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra166.51°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.38°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha185.56°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani235.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:57
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Chala06:11 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:51 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:51 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837094.27
Julian Day2425559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.53°
🪷 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 (22.8592°), declination -16.74°, EoT 15.87 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: 1928-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)