पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 27, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra174.40°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha215.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.37°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani252.69°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:05
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:45 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:45 – 06:24 (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 Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848434.27
Julian Day2436899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.99°
🪷 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 (23.2929°), declination -20.95°, EoT 11.57 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: 1959-11-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)