पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 15, 2096 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1503
Malayalam Era: 1272
Nanakshahi: 627
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.50°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra208.69°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.70°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha227.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra251.50°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:27
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:21
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:49 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:10 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898462.27
Julian Day2486927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.46°
🪷 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 (25.2063°), declination -18.70°, EoT 14.88 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: 2096-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)