पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 6, 1987 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.10 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन

भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव।

भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक्

स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्।।8.10।।
"8.10 He who leaves the body with mind unmoved and filled with devotion, by the power of his meditation gathering between his eyebrows his whole vital energy, attains the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra57.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.28°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha220.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.92°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra256.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani238.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:49
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:31 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:51 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:10 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:10 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:49 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:10 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:10 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:51 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858670.27
Julian Day2447135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6844°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.28°
🪷 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 (23.6844°), declination -22.40°, EoT 8.14 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: 1987-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)