पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 1916 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra108.45°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha251.24°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra208.23°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani97.64°KarkaPuṣya P2

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)20:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 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 Kāla13:13 – 14:32
Yamaganda06:36 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:34
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:36 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:55 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:51 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:11 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:51 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:55 – 06:36 (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 Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832746.27
Julian Day2421211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.95°
🪷 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 (22.6929°), declination -23.18°, 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: 1916-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)