पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 21, 1999 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.13 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी।।12.13।।

"12.13 He who is incapable of hatred towards any being, who is kind and compassionate, free from selfishness, without pride, equable in pleasure and in pain, and forgiving," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1406

Malayalam Era: 1175

Nanakshahi: 530

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.42°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	2.80°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	272.15°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	203.42°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	2.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	169.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	18.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:09
Yamaganda	11:45 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla	14:27 – 15:48
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:20 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:41 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:06 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:02 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:41 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863038.27
Julian Day	2451503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	149.47°

🪷 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 (23.8514°), declination -19.77°, EoT 13.43 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: 1999-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)