पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 7, 1942 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra216.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.66°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha235.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati91.75°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra237.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani45.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī 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)05:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:30
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:30 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842235.27
Julian Day2430700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0558°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.14°
🪷 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 (23.0558°), declination -22.51°, 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: 1942-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)