पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1953 CE

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वैकुण्ठ एकादशी · Vaikuṇṭha EkādaśīVaishnava
मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती · Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।

"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1360

Malayalam Era: 1129

Nanakshahi: 484

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.19°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	337.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	206.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	61.66°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	194.07°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	190.10°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:27 – 15:49
Yamaganda	09:00 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:05
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:17 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:39 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:00 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:49 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:10 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:22 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:00 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:39 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846233.27
Julian Day	2434698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2087°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	128.61°

🪷 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 (23.2087°), declination -18.87°, 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: 1953-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)