पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 7, 1988 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।

"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.64'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	231.46°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	205.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	345.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	234.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	35.99°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	203.15°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	248.68°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:50 – 13:10
Yamaganda	07:51 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla	10:31 – 11:50
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:32 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:51 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:11 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:31 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:50 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:10 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:30 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:49 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:30 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:10 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:50 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:31 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:11 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:51 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859037.27
Julian Day	2447502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	332.84°

🪷 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 -22.61°, EoT 7.72 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: 1988-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)