पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 19, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.26 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः

सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः।

भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ

सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः।।11.26।।
"11.26 All these sons of Dhritarashtra, with the hosts of princes, Bheeshma, Drona and Karna, as well as the other warrior chiefs belonging to our side;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.02°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra264.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.93°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha195.92°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.48°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani273.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:27
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:23
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870707.27
Julian Day2459172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.24°
🪷 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 (24.1447°), declination -19.52°, EoT 13.96 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: 2020-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)