पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1977 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.20 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।

कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।।
"4.20 Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra299.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.30°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha253.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.35°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra230.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani126.94°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:33
Yamaganda06:37 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:35
Varjyam07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 Śubha06:37 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:56 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:52 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:11 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:52 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:56 – 06:37 (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 Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855027.27
Julian Day2443492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.86°
🪷 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 (23.5450°), declination -23.25°, EoT 4.18 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: 1977-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)