पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 3, 1954 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.19 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।

ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।4.19।।
"4.19 The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra312.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha215.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.25°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra202.23°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani202.46°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:09
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:49 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846614.27
Julian Day2435079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.17°
🪷 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 (23.2233°), declination -22.00°, EoT 9.36 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: 1954-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)