पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 3, 1998 CE

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अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।

"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.10'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	226.82°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	38.30°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.30°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	223.54°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	235.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	3.50°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:09 – 14:29
Yamaganda	06:29 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla	09:09 – 10:29
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:29 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:49 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:49 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:09 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:29 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:49 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:09 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:49 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:09 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:49 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862685.27
Julian Day	2451150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	172.73°

🪷 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 -22.04°, EoT 9.36 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: 1998-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)