पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1906 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1963 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1313
Malayalam Era: 1082
Nanakshahi: 437
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra143.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.51°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha217.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.20°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra220.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani317.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā 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)23:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 12 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 Kāla15:50 – 17:10
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:50
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:33 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:10 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:12 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:33 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829088.27
Julian Day2417553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.64°
🪷 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 (22.5530°), declination -22.71°, 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: 1906-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)