पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 13, 2107 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.66°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra180.92°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha198.77°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra232.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani257.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:12
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:27 – 15:50
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 Udveg06:14 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:36 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:27 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:12 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:36 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902476.27
Julian Day2490941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.98°
🪷 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 (25.3598°), declination -17.74°, EoT 15.26 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: 2107-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)