पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 2, 1950 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।

"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1357

Malayalam Era: 1126

Nanakshahi: 481

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	226.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	128.60°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.17°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	243.20°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.73°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	231.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	157.98°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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)	22:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 22 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	09:08 – 10:28
Yamaganda	13:08 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla	06:28 – 07:48
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:28 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:48 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:08 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:28 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:48 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:08 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:29 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:48 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:28 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:08 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:48 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1845152.27
Julian Day	2433617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1674°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.33°

🪷 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 (23.1674°), declination -21.84°, 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: 1950-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)