पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 1954 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।

"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.94°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	129.52°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	295.91°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	193.65°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	96.69°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	208.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	200.71°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 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	23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:05 – 14:27
Yamaganda	06:18 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla	09:01 – 10:22
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:39 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:49 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846599.27
Julian Day	2435064.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.64°

🪷 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 (23.2227°), declination -19.05°, EoT 14.21 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: 1954-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)