पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 11, 1955 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.35 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा।

भूतप्रकृतिमोक्षं च ये विदुर्यान्ति ते परम्।।13.35।।
"13.35 Those who with the eyes of wisdom thus see the difference between Matter and Spirit, and know how to liberate Life from the Law of Nature, they attain the Supreme."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.63°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra165.26°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.73°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha191.59°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.04°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra223.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani210.19°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 08:57
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:12 (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 Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846957.27
Julian Day2435422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.66°
🪷 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 (23.2364°), declination -17.15°, EoT 15.59 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: 1955-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)