पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 2105 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.16 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु यः।पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मतिः।।18.16।।
"18.16 But the fool who supposes, because of his immature judgment, that it is his own Self alone that acts, he perverts the truth and does not see rightly." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.20°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra323.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.89°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha188.94°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra201.41°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani237.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:05
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:10 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901750.27
Julian Day2490215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.73°
🪷 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 (25.3320°), declination -18.90°, EoT 14.44 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: 2105-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)