पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 5, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.45 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः।

अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।6.45।।
"6.45 Then after many lives, the student of spirituality, who earnestly strives, and whose sins are absolved, attains perfection and reaches the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.50°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra182.72°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha209.80°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra187.35°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani167.67°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 08:55
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867040.27
Julian Day2455505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.06°
🪷 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 (24.0045°), declination -15.59°, EoT 16.26 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: 2010-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)