पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 9, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.58 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।
"2.58 He who can withdraw his senses from the attraction of their objects, as the tortoise draws his limbs within its shell - take it that such a one has attained Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.58's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.59°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra88.56°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha225.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra205.11°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani4.98°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:28
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:28 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:51 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:51 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:28 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 06:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862661.27
Julian Day2451126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.17°
🪷 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 (23.8370°), declination -16.75°, EoT 15.87 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: 1998-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)