पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 2, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.83°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra214.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.82°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha207.56°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra242.89°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani351.31°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:17
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:53
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:06 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:30 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:30 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862289.27
Julian Day2450754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.54°
🪷 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 (23.8228°), declination -14.70°, EoT 16.42 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: 1997-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)