पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 11, 2103 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।

"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ

Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1510

Malayalam Era: 1279

Nanakshahi: 634

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	232.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	19.04°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.30°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	221.84°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	271.87°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	194.79°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	219.75°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:31 – 15:51
Yamaganda	09:13 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla	11:52 – 13:12
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Roga	06:34 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:54 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:13 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:33 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:52 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:12 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:31 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:51 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:10 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:51 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:31 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:12 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:52 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:33 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:13 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:54 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901043.27
Julian Day	2489508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.45°

🪷 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 (25.3050°), declination -22.92°, EoT 5.99 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: 2103-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)