पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 12, 2107 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1514
Malayalam Era: 1283
Nanakshahi: 638
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.66°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra166.74°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha197.15°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani257.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:35
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:27 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:50 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:12 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:50 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902475.27
Julian Day2490940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3597°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.67°
🪷 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 (25.3597°), declination -17.47°, EoT 15.43 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: 2107-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)