पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · December 1, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra320.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha236.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra234.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani295.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:01
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla09:43 – 11:02
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Śubha07:04 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:23 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:43 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:02 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:02 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:43 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:23 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871449.27
Julian Day2459914.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1731°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.07°
🪷 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 (24.1731°), declination -21.77°, EoT 10.13 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: 2022-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)