पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 10, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.48 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48।।
"2.48 Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.70°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.57°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha192.04°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra249.89°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani283.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:05
Yamaganda07:35 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:42
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:12 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:13 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871063.27
Julian Day2459528.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1583°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.82°
🪷 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 (24.1583°), declination -17.15°, EoT 15.74 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: 2021-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)