पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 2.47 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga🪷 The Niṣkāma-Karma Sūtra · the founding discipline of action
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।

मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।।2.47।।
"2.47 But thou hast only the right to work, but none to the fruit thereof. Let not then the fruit of thy action be thy motive; nor yet be thou enamored of inaction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra14.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.63°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha214.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.30°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra261.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani264.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:53 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:30
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 Amṛta06:33 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:30 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:33 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870361.27
Julian Day2458826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1315°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.52°
🪷 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 (24.1315°), declination -22.77°, EoT 6.87 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: 2019-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)