पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 7, 1892 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।
"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1949 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1814 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1299
Malayalam Era: 1068
Nanakshahi: 423
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra93.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.10°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.81°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra199.72°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani169.57°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:50
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:32 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4994
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823974.27
Julian Day2412439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.37°
🪷 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 (22.3574°), declination -22.64°, EoT 7.72 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: 1892-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)