पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 1909 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।
"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra253.07°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.67°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha246.09°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.98°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra286.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani354.95°MīnaRevatī P3

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)07:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:52
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:13
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:36 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 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 Year5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830189.27
Julian Day2418654.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5951°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.24°
🪷 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 (22.5951°), declination -23.16°, EoT 4.64 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: 1909-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)