पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 7, 1942 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.94°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra179.74°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.14°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha187.62°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.70°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra199.40°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani48.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 07:33
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:09 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:51 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:15 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:51 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 06:09 (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 Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842205.27
Julian Day2430670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.43°
🪷 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 (23.0546°), declination -16.04°, EoT 16.09 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: 1942-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)