पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 3, 1987 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.7 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।

मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।
"8.7 Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra19.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.31°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha215.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.03°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra252.67°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani238.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:29 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:29
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:29 – 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 – 06:29 (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 Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858667.27
Julian Day2447132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.55°
🪷 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 (23.6842°), declination -21.99°, EoT 9.36 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: 1987-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)