पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1938 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.03°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra151.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.21°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha232.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra217.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani349.36°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:27
Yamaganda06:17 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:22
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:17 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:49 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:11 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840754.27
Julian Day2429219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.44°
🪷 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 (22.9991°), declination -18.78°, EoT 14.44 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: 1938-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)