पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 2, 1936 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।

"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1343

Malayalam Era: 1112

Nanakshahi: 467

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	226.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.09°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	168.20°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	235.12°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	247.80°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	266.40°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	323.45°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:03 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:48 – 13:08
Yamaganda	07:48 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla	10:28 – 11:48
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:28 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:48 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:08 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:28 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:28 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:48 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:48 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:28 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:08 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:48 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840039.27
Julian Day	2428504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.33°

🪷 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 (22.9718°), declination -21.90°, EoT 9.75 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: 1936-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)