पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 11, 1995 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.29 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा

विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः।

तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका

स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः।।11.29।।
"11.29 As moths fly impetuously to the flame only to be killed, so these men rush into Thy mouths to court their own destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra98.01°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha244.61°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.06°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra262.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani324.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:31
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:51 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:51 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861597.27
Julian Day2450062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.95°
🪷 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 (23.7963°), declination -22.94°, EoT 5.99 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: 1995-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)