पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 21, 1952 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra260.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra253.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani179.79°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:02
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:20 (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 Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845872.27
Julian Day2434337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.73°
🪷 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 (23.1949°), declination -19.86°, EoT 13.43 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: 1952-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)