पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 3, 1920 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra142.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha208.46°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra266.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani151.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:09
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:49 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834196.27
Julian Day2422661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.51°
🪷 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 (22.7483°), declination -22.03°, EoT 9.36 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: 1920-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)