पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 4, 2073 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2130 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1995 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1480
Malayalam Era: 1249
Nanakshahi: 604
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.01°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha221.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.27°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra222.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani214.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:29 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:29
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:08 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:30 (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 Year5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890080.27
Julian Day2478545.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.61°
🪷 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 (24.8857°), declination -22.29°, EoT 8.96 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: 2073-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)