पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 10, 2104 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra150.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.10°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha210.87°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra278.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani229.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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)00:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:11
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:52
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:34 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5206
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901408.27
Julian Day2489873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.53°
🪷 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 (25.3189°), declination -22.90°, EoT 6.43 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: 2104-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)