पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 5, 2105 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2162 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2027 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1512
Malayalam Era: 1281
Nanakshahi: 636
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.15°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.16°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha194.01°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.00°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra186.36°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani235.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:08 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:18
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:08 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:55 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:05 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:52 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:52 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:55 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:08 (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 Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901738.27
Julian Day2490203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.67°
🪷 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 (25.3316°), declination -15.58°, 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: 2105-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)