पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 1963 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।

"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2020 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1370

Malayalam Era: 1139

Nanakshahi: 494

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	209.61°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	207.07°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	232.69°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	216.44°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	347.52°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	230.24°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	294.34°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:16
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	09:00 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:05 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	06:16 – 07:38
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:16 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:38 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:00 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:49 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:11 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:00 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:38 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849884.27
Julian Day	2438349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	358.02°

🪷 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 (23.3483°), declination -18.51°, EoT 14.67 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: 1963-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)