पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.21 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।

स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।5.21।।
"5.21 He finds happiness in his own Self, and enjoys eternal bliss, whose heart does not yearn for the contacts of earth and whose Self is one with the Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.83°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra51.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha260.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra213.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani224.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:36 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:33
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:38 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:33 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:53 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:12 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:53 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:33 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847359.27
Julian Day2435824.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2518°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)168.96°
🪷 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 (23.2518°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 1956-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)