पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 2, 1998 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra23.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha224.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra233.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani3.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:28
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 Kāla11:48 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:48
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Labha06:28 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862684.27
Julian Day2451149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.23°
🪷 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 (23.8379°), declination -21.89°, EoT 9.75 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: 1998-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)