पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 7, 1897 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।

"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1304

Malayalam Era: 1073

Nanakshahi: 428

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	232.81°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	29.41°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	229.73°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	249.83°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	165.17°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	217.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	223.32°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā 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)	15:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:30 – 15:49
Yamaganda	09:11 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla	11:50 – 13:10
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:32 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:51 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:11 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:31 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:50 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:10 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:30 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:49 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:10 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:50 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:31 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:11 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:51 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825800.27
Julian Day	2414265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	155.63°

🪷 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 (22.4272°), declination -22.62°, 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: 1897-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)