पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 7, 2097 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2154 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 2019 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1504
Malayalam Era: 1273
Nanakshahi: 628
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra265.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha210.34°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.60°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra227.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani154.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 07:52
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:32 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:30 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5199
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898849.27
Julian Day2487314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.86°
🪷 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 (25.2211°), declination -22.67°, EoT 7.72 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: 2097-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)