पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1959 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।

"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	210.64°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	48.45°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	205.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	226.66°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	226.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	164.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	251.66°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 04 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	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
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 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:17 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:38 – 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 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:11 – 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 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:38 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848424.27
Julian Day	2436889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	200.32°

🪷 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 (23.2925°), declination -18.75°, 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: 1959-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)