पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 29, 1955 CE

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।

"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1362

Malayalam Era: 1131

Nanakshahi: 486

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	222.80°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	33.47°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	187.36°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	220.23°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	127.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	246.02°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	212.33°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:28 – 15:48
Yamaganda	09:06 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:08
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:26 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:46 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:06 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:27 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:47 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:28 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:48 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:28 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:08 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:47 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:27 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:06 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:46 – 06:26 (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-Historical Resonance

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

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846975.27
Julian Day	2435440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2371°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.24°

🪷 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 (23.2371°), declination -21.31°, EoT 10.87 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: 1955-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)