पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 1954 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.20 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।

कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।।
"4.20 Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.20'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra326.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha216.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.19°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra202.13°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani202.57°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)12:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 07:49
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: 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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:29 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846615.27
Julian Day2435080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.53°
🪷 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 -22.14°, EoT 8.96 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: 1954-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)