पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 5, 1893 CE

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Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
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एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1300
Malayalam Era: 1069
Nanakshahi: 424
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra194.90°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.89°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha215.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra279.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani180.76°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:09
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:50 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:50 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
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 Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824337.27
Julian Day2412802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.80°
🪷 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 (22.3713°), declination -22.38°, EoT 8.56 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: 1893-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)