पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · December 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.3 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।
"15.3 In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.89°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha228.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra193.24°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani343.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:11
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:38 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872924.27
Julian Day2461389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.32°
🪷 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 (24.2295°), declination -23.25°, EoT 4.18 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: 2026-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)