पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 6, 1950 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra182.98°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha249.00°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra236.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani158.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:50
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845156.27
Julian Day2433621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1675°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.48°
🪷 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 (23.1675°), declination -22.40°, EoT 8.14 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: 1950-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)