पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 1957 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.7 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।

"17.7 The food which men enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1364

Malayalam Era: 1133

Nanakshahi: 488

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	253.79°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	342.06°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	221.48°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	246.87°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.21°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	291.64°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	236.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:58 – 17:18
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla	14:39 – 15:58
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:03 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:22 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:20 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:58 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:18 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:39 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:20 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:41 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:03 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847736.27
Julian Day	2436201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.67°

🪷 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 (23.2662°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 1957-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)