पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 2081 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2138 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 2003 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1488
Malayalam Era: 1257
Nanakshahi: 612
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra75.39°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.04°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha216.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati322.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra205.06°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani295.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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)19:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 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 Kāla13:06 – 14:27
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:23
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:20 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:06 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5183
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1892988.27
Julian Day2481453.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.53°
🪷 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 (24.9969°), declination -19.80°, 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: 2081-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)