पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.42 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः।

छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत।।4.42।।
"4.42 Therefore, cleaving asunder with the sword of wisdom the doubts of the heart, which thine own ignorance has engendered, follow the Path of Wisdom and arise!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra308.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.74°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha253.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra264.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani269.35°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:52
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:13
Varjyam07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:37 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:56 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:56 – 06:37 (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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838225.27
Julian Day2426690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.95°
🪷 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 (22.9024°), declination -23.20°, EoT 4.18 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: 1931-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)