पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 10, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.12 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
"2.12 There was never a time when I was not, nor thou, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to be." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra243.31°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha247.79°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.12°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra223.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani9.69°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:11
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:52
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:34 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852100.27
Julian Day2440565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.05°
🪷 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 (23.4331°), declination -22.88°, EoT 6.43 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: 1969-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)