पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 1, 1970 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2027 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1892 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1377
Malayalam Era: 1146
Nanakshahi: 501
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.75°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra215.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.31°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha197.99°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.00°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra209.75°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani27.01°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:18
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:54
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:05 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:18 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 06:05 (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 Year5072
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852426.27
Julian Day2440891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.25°
🪷 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 (23.4456°), declination -14.24°, EoT 16.44 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: 1970-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)