पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 1, 2022 CE

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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

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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)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	224.64°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	320.18°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	54.36°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	236.66°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.71°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	234.08°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	295.76°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:33 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 14:42
Yamaganda	06:56 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla	09:31 – 10:49
Varjyam	07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta	09:21 – 09:42

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 Śubha	06:56 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:14 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:31 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:49 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:07 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:42 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:00 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:18 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:00 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:42 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:07 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:49 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:31 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:14 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°

Longitude: 78.2676°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

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:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871449.27
Julian Day	2459914.770833
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)