पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 2005 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1412

Malayalam Era: 1181

Nanakshahi: 536

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.20°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	38.79°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	14.32°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	217.08°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	196.81°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	275.42°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	106.80°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:53 – 13:13
Yamaganda	07:56 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla	10:34 – 11:53
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 Labha	06:36 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:15 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:53 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:32 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:51 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:51 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:32 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:53 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:34 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:15 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:56 – 06:36 (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 Śukla Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865253.27
Julian Day	2453718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9361°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.72°

🪷 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 (23.9361°), declination -23.20°, EoT 4.64 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: 2005-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)