पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 12, 2107 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1514

Malayalam Era: 1283

Nanakshahi: 638

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.98°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	204.14°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	149.86°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	244.47°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.19°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	268.35°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	260.18°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:54 – 09:14
Yamaganda	10:33 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla	13:12 – 14:31
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:35 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:54 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:14 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:33 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:53 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:12 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:31 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:51 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:10 – 18:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:51 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:31 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:12 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:53 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:33 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:14 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:54 – 06:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902505.27
Julian Day	2490970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	331.22°

🪷 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 (25.3609°), declination -23.01°, EoT 5.54 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: 2107-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)