पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 24, 1979 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।
"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1386
Malayalam Era: 1155
Nanakshahi: 510
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra270.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.56°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha209.23°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra241.08°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani151.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī 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)09:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
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 Kāla09:04 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:43
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:22 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855736.27
Julian Day2444201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.27°
🪷 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 (23.5721°), declination -20.39°, 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: 1979-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)