पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 19, 2088 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 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2145 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2010 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1495
Malayalam Era: 1264
Nanakshahi: 619
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.59°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra275.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.99°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha220.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati189.60°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra255.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani27.80°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:02
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:19 (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 Year5190
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1895544.27
Julian Day2484009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.12°
🪷 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 (25.0947°), declination -19.64°, EoT 13.96 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: 2088-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)