पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1901 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.43 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पितासि लोकस्य चराचरस्य

त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्।

न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो

लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव।।11.43।।
"11.43 For Thou art the Father of all things movable and immovable, the Worshipful, the Master of Masters! In all the worlds there is none equal to Thee, how then superior, O Thou who standeth alone, Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra211.31°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha221.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra282.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani263.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:30
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:33 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:30 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:52 – 06:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827262.27
Julian Day2415727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.52°
🪷 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 (22.4831°), declination -22.73°, EoT 6.87 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: 1901-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)