पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 8, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.77°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra90.47°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha203.18°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra185.93°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani156.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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)21:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 17:14
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:28 – 15:51
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:11 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:33 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:28 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:51 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:14 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:51 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:33 – 06:11 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866678.27
Julian Day2455143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.26°
🪷 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 (23.9906°), declination -16.56°, 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: 2009-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)