पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 14, 1961 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.11°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha191.23°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.75°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani272.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:49
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:05
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:15 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849152.27
Julian Day2437617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.03°
🪷 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 (23.3203°), declination -18.12°, EoT 15.07 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: 1961-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)