पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 12, 1912 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1969 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1834 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1319
Malayalam Era: 1088
Nanakshahi: 443
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra274.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha231.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.78°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra277.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani37.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:31
Yamaganda06:35 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:33
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:35 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:54 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:51 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:10 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:51 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:54 – 06:35 (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 Time

Kali Year5014
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831283.27
Julian Day2419748.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.69°
🪷 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 (22.6369°), declination -23.03°, EoT 5.54 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: 1912-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)