पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 30, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.32°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra318.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.97°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha211.11°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.13°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra227.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani260.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 17:19
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:55
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:04 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:55 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:19 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:55 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848772.27
Julian Day2437237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.20°
🪷 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 (23.3058°), declination -13.73°, EoT 16.45 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: 1960-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)