पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra292.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha210.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.55°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.72°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani11.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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)11:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
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 Kāla15:49 – 17:11
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:27 – 15:49
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:16 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:49 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:11 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:16 (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 Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852076.27
Julian Day2440541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.99°
🪷 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 (23.4322°), declination -18.65°, 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: 1969-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)