पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 24, 1895 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1302
Malayalam Era: 1071
Nanakshahi: 426
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra306.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.39°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha205.97°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.32°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra173.95°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani201.10°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:27 – 15:48
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:22 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825056.27
Julian Day2413521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3988°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.12°
🪷 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 (22.3988°), declination -20.47°, EoT 12.55 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: 1895-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)