पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 1893 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1300
Malayalam Era: 1069
Nanakshahi: 424
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.12°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra66.97°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.00°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha230.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.79°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani182.23°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:00
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:41 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:14 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824355.27
Julian Day2412820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3719°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.88°
🪷 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 (22.3719°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 1893-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)