पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 2106 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.29 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
जरामरणमोक्षाय मामाश्रित्य यतन्ति ये।

ते ब्रह्म तद्विदुः कृत्स्नमध्यात्मं कर्म चाखिलम्।।7.29।।
"7.29 Those who make Me their refuge, who strive for liberation from decay and Death, they realise the Supreme Spirit, which is their own real Self, and in which all action finds its consummation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra185.40°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.03°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha203.26°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.43°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra168.13°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani247.99°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:06
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:21 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:21 (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 Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902121.27
Julian Day2490586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.50°
🪷 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 (25.3462°), declination -20.22°, EoT 12.85 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: 2106-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)