पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 8, 1980 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।

"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1387

Malayalam Era: 1156

Nanakshahi: 511

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	202.21°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	204.27°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	236.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	192.61°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.64°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	167.12°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	161.76°	Kanyā	Hasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:56 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:05 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla	06:11 – 07:33
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:11 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:33 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:56 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:28 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:51 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:14 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:51 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:56 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:33 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856086.27
Julian Day	2444551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	2.65°

🪷 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 (23.5855°), declination -16.57°, EoT 15.99 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: 1980-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)