पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 6, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra192.61°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha233.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati36.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra201.91°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani248.57°DhanuMūla P3

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)03:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:10
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:31 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:51 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:51 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859036.27
Julian Day2447501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.40°
🪷 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 (23.6984°), declination -22.49°, 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: 1988-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)