पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 25, 2051 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2108 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1973 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1458
Malayalam Era: 1227
Nanakshahi: 582
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya218.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.67°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha219.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra246.05°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani289.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla06:23 – 07:44
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:23 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:27 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5153
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882035.27
Julian Day2470500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.04°
🪷 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 (24.5780°), declination -20.70°, EoT 12.23 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: 2051-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)