पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1940 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।

"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	247.03°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
चन्द्र Candra	156.63°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	208.56°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	236.39°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	13.45°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	219.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	15.57°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:55 – 17:14
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla	14:36 – 15:55
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:40 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:00 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:19 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:38 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:57 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:16 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:36 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:55 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:14 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:55 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:36 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:16 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:38 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:19 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:00 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 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	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841520.27
Julian Day	2429985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0284°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.90°

🪷 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 (23.0284°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 1940-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)