पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 7, 1959 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।

"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	230.88°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	320.24°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.62°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	211.66°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.60°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	186.51°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	253.78°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:51 – 09:11
Yamaganda	10:31 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla	13:10 – 14:30
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · 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 Amṛta	06:32 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:51 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:11 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:31 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:10 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:30 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:10 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:50 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:31 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:11 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:51 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848444.27
Julian Day	2436909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2933°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.17°

🪷 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 (23.2933°), declination -22.50°, EoT 7.72 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: 1959-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)