पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 13, 2050 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 4.13 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः।

तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्।।4.13।।
"4.13 The four divisions of society (the wise, the soldier, the merchant, the labourer) were created by Me, according to the natural distribution of Qualities and instincts. I am the author of them, though I Myself do no action, and am changeless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2107 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1972 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1457
Malayalam Era: 1226
Nanakshahi: 581
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.28°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra188.99°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha225.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.19°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.20°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani278.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:11
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:27 – 15:49
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:36 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:49 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:11 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:36 – 06:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5152
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881658.27
Julian Day2470123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.83°
🪷 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 (24.5636°), declination -17.96°, EoT 15.26 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: 2050-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)