पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1967 CE

🪷 आज: दत्त जयन्ती — Datta Jayantī
Birth of Dattātreya from Atri-Anusūyā; tri-mūrti unified avatāra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1374
Malayalam Era: 1143
Nanakshahi: 498
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.59°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra28.85°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha191.68°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.96°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra164.65°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani343.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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)16:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:00
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:17 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:49 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851346.27
Julian Day2439811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)178.84°
🪷 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 (23.4042°), declination -18.77°, 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: 1967-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)