पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 1, 1898 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra77.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.14°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha248.83°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati189.33°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra228.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani232.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:08 – 14:28
Yamaganda06:28 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:28
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:28 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:08 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:48 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:08 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826159.27
Julian Day2414624.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.40°
🪷 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 (22.4409°), declination -21.78°, EoT 10.13 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: 1898-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)