पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 7, 2059 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2116 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1981 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1466
Malayalam Era: 1235
Nanakshahi: 590
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.95°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra218.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha190.53°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani35.85°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:28 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:56
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:28 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:51 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:51 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:28 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:10 (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 Year5161
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884939.27
Julian Day2473404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.86°
🪷 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 (24.6891°), declination -16.23°, EoT 16.09 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: 2059-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)