पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 8, 1975 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.26 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।
"3.26 But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1382
Malayalam Era: 1151
Nanakshahi: 506
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra293.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.70°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha237.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.22°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra187.98°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani99.07°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:30
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:30 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:52 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854289.27
Julian Day2442754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.99°
🪷 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 (23.5168°), declination -22.63°, EoT 7.30 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: 1975-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)