पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 13, 1955 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra223.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.45°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha242.32°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.10°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani213.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:51
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:12
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · 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 Roga06:35 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846989.27
Julian Day2435454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2376°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.47°
🪷 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 (23.2376°), declination -23.08°, EoT 5.09 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: 1955-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)