पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 2069 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2126 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1991 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1476
Malayalam Era: 1245
Nanakshahi: 600
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra281.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha229.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati317.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra252.00°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani170.10°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:44
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:27 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:20 (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 Year5171
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888605.27
Julian Day2477070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.74°
🪷 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 (24.8293°), declination -19.78°, EoT 13.70 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: 2069-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)