पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 29, 1986 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra186.23°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha202.91°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati320.80°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra191.56°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani227.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 07:46
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:26 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:26 (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 Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858298.27
Julian Day2446763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.65°
🪷 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 (23.6701°), declination -21.39°, EoT 10.87 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: 1986-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)