पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 1967 CE

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अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।

"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1374

Malayalam Era: 1143

Nanakshahi: 498

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.98°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	49.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	288.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
बुध Budha	233.19°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	132.82°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	197.05°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	342.89°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:16 – 10:35
Yamaganda	13:14 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla	06:37 – 07:57
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
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 Kāla	06:37 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:52 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:12 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:33 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:35 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:16 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:57 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851375.27
Julian Day	2439840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.19°

🪷 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 (23.4054°), declination -23.27°, EoT 3.72 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: 1967-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)