पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 5, 2103 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.66°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra256.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.05°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha215.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra152.06°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani215.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 08:55
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:29
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:08 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:55 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:52 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:16 – 18:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:52 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:55 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901007.27
Julian Day2489472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.17°
🪷 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 (25.3036°), declination -15.42°, EoT 16.26 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: 2103-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)