पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 7, 1917 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।

"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1324

Malayalam Era: 1093

Nanakshahi: 448

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)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	231.66°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	146.51°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.76°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	250.47°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	43.13°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	279.92°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	112.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:31 – 11:50
Yamaganda	14:30 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	07:51 – 09:11
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

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):
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 Chala	06:32 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:51 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:11 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:31 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:50 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:10 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:30 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:49 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:49 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:30 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:10 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:50 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:31 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:11 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:51 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833104.27
Julian Day	2421569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.52°

🪷 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 (22.7066°), declination -22.52°, EoT 7.72 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: 1917-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)