पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 24, 1977 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.42 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।
"3.42 It is said that the senses are powerful. But beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, and beyond and greater than intellect is He." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya218.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.18°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha237.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati70.83°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra204.19°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani126.66°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:06 – 14:27
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:25
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:06 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855006.27
Julian Day2443471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.55°
🪷 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 (23.5442°), declination -20.49°, EoT 12.55 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: 1977-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)