पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 1968 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।

"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	228.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	38.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	171.92°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	227.22°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	159.82°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	270.02°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	356.12°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:49 – 13:09
Yamaganda	07:50 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 11:49
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:30 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:50 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:49 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:29 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:49 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:09 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:09 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:50 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851729.27
Julian Day	2440194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.41°

🪷 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 (23.4189°), declination -22.22°, EoT 8.96 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: 1968-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)