पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 13, 2075 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 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2132 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1997 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1482
Malayalam Era: 1251
Nanakshahi: 606
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha255.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.13°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra269.37°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani235.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla07:55 – 09:14
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:36 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:55 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:51 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:10 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:51 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:55 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5177
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890819.27
Julian Day2479284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9139°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.61°
🪷 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 (24.9139°), declination -23.14°, EoT 5.09 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: 2075-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)