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Kārtika Pūrṇimā

Dev Dīpāvali

Friday, 24 November 2265

Dev Dīpāvali in Vārāṇasī: Countless thousands of golden earthen deepas illuminating the ghats of Kāśī as celestial devas descend
Dev Dīpāvali: The river ghats of Kāśī blaze with thousands of lamps beneath the Kārtika full moon as devas descend to celebrate the festival of lights.

From the pañchāṅga

Pūrṇimā begins23 Nov, 10:16 AM
Ends24 Nov, 7:15 AM
ObservanceObserved at sunrise (udaya tithi)

By local reckoning this is kept on Thursday, 23 November or Friday, 24 November across the world, the date above is for your location.

How it is observed

Lamps are floated on rivers (Dev Dīpāvali); a high day for the Kārtika bath and charity, sacred to both Viṣṇu and Śiva.

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सङ्कल्पः·SAṄKALPAḤ

Friday, 24 November (today, in the ancient reckoning)

  1. Cosmic Time

    अद्य · श्वेतवराह कल्पे · वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे · कलियुगे प्रथम पादे

    adya · śveta-varāha kalpe · vaivasvata manvantare · kali-yuge prathama pāde

  2. Calendrical Time

    शालिवाहन शके २१८७ · विश्वावसु संवत्सरे · दक्षिणायने · हेमन्त ऋतौ

    śālivāhana śake 2187 · Viśvāvasu saṁvatsare · Dakṣiṇāyane · Hemanta ṛtau

  3. Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · पञ्चाङ्ग कालः

    मार्गशीर्ष मासे · शुक्ल पक्षे · पूर्णिमा तिथौ · शुक्र वासरे · कृत्तिका नक्षत्रे · परिघ योगे · बव करणे

    Mārgaśīrṣa māse · Śukla pakṣe · Pūrṇimā tithau · Śukra vāsare · Kṛttikā nakṣatre · Parigha yoge · Bava karaṇe

  4. Sacred Locality

    जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*

    jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)

*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.

Vedic Understanding

What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time

The saṅkalpa places the moment in three nested dimensions—cosmic, calendrical, and astronomical—so the seeker knows exactly when and where they stand in eternity.

I

Cosmic Time (Eternal Scale)

Cosmic time doesn’t change with where you read this. Śveta-varāha is the present kalpa (~4.32 billion years). Vaivasvata is the current manvantara. Kali-yuga prathama pāda places us in the first quarter of the dark age. Identical whether recited in Bengaluru, Mumbai, London, or New York.

II

Calendrical Time (Solar & Seasonal Cycles)

Calendrical time tracks the present era and season: the Śaka era (from 78 CE), the 60-year Jovian saṁvatsara cycle, Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana (solar transit), and the bi-monthly ṛtu (season).

III

Astronomical Time (The Five Limbs of Pañchāṅga)

Astronomical time is the immediate daily rhythm: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (fortnight), tithi (lunar day), vāra (solar weekday), nakṣatra (moon constellation), yoga, and karaṇa.

Local Sunrise Reckoning & Daily Purpose

All values above are calculated for your local sunrise. The day traditionally belongs to whichever tithi prevailed at sunrise.

The saṅkalpa is the daily (nitya) opening of sacred life. Recited each morning, it re-anchors you in awareness of eternity and dedicates your actions with resolve.

Today's Sky (24 November 2265)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:21 AM111° ESE
Sunset5:49 PM249° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise6:05 PM64° ENE
Moonset6:23 AM294° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

10:39 AM – 12:05 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:57 PM – 4:23 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:41 AM – 12:29 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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