पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 4, 2042 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra133.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.57°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha243.53°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.22°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani197.86°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 14:43
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:33 – 10:51
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:58 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:33 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:33 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878757.27
Julian Day2467222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4526°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.25°
🪷 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 (24.4526°), declination -22.23°, EoT 8.96 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: 2042-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)