पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 29, 2105 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2162 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 2027 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1512

Malayalam Era: 1281

Nanakshahi: 636

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	221.32°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	137.30°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.02°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	202.48°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	332.42°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	216.48°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	238.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:08
Yamaganda	11:47 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla	14:28 – 15:48
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:26 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:46 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:07 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:27 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:47 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:08 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:28 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:08 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:47 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:27 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:07 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:46 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901762.27
Julian Day	2490227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	272.72°

🪷 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 (25.3325°), declination -21.42°, EoT 10.87 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: 2105-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)