पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1376
Malayalam Era: 1145
Nanakshahi: 500
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha238.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.04°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra216.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani9.98°MeṣaAśvinī 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)01:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:30 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:29
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:30 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852094.27
Julian Day2440559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4329°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.49°
🪷 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 (23.4329°), declination -22.19°, 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: 1969-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)