पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 13, 1904 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1311
Malayalam Era: 1080
Nanakshahi: 435
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra307.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.85°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha259.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.10°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra278.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani295.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:51
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:12
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:36 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828362.27
Julian Day2416827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.60°
🪷 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 (22.5252°), declination -23.11°, EoT 5.09 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: 1904-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)