पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 1953 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.15 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च।।13.15।।

"13.15 Beyond the senses, It yet shines through every sense perception. Bound to nothing, It yet sustains everything. Unaffected by the Qualities, It still enjoys them all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.15'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.21°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	21.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	168.79°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	203.50°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	61.34°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	197.83°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	190.44°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:44
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:40 – 09:02
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:19 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:40 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:44 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:06 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:44 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:02 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:40 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846236.27
Julian Day	2434701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2088°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.01°

🪷 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 (23.2088°), declination -19.58°, EoT 13.70 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: 1953-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)