पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 2, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.81°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra162.22°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.16°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha177.52°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.34°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra234.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani172.92°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:54
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:07 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 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 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 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 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 06:07 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877995.27
Julian Day2466460.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.80°
🪷 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 (24.4235°), declination -14.89°, EoT 16.42 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: 2040-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)