पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 1968 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.27 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।

ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्।।10.27।।
"10.27 Know that among horses I am Pegasus, the heaven-born; among the lordly elephants I am the White one, and I am the Ruler among men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra160.99°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.82°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha243.00°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.02°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra281.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani355.89°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:32
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 07:56
Varjyam07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:32 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:11 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:51 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:32 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:56 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851739.27
Julian Day2440204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.89°
🪷 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 (23.4193°), declination -23.20°, EoT 4.64 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: 1968-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)