पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 1, 1971 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.2 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।

अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन।।2.2।।
"2.2 "The Lord said: My beloved friend! Why yield, just on the eve of battle, to this weakness which does no credit to those who call themselves Aryans, and only brings them infamy and bars against them the gates of heaven?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.50°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra348.15°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha209.15°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra212.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani41.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī 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)15:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:20
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 Kāla07:29 – 08:53
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:06 – 14:30
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:05 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:53 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:06 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:30 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:30 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:06 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:53 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852791.27
Julian Day2441256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.63°
🪷 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 (23.4595°), declination -14.16°, 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: 1971-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)