पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 2159 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2216 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2081 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1566
Malayalam Era: 1335
Nanakshahi: 690
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 239.74° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 330.07° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 310.68° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 245.81° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 189.42° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 205.98° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 189.81° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:38 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:12 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:55 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:57 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:56 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:14 – 05:56 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:46 – 06:38 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:34 – 12:16 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:41 – 14:23 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:00 – 17:24 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:12 – 17:39 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:57 – 18:42 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:34 – 00:16 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:34 – 15:53 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:17 – 10:36 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:55 – 13:15 |
| Varjyam | 07:05 – 07:22 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:06 – 09:27 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:38 – 07:58 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:58 – 09:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:17 – 10:36 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:36 – 11:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:55 – 13:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:34 – 15:53 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:53 – 17:12 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:53 – 20:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:34 – 22:15 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:15 – 23:55 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:55 – 01:36 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:36 – 03:17 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:58 – 06:38 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5261 · Kali-5261 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1921504.27 · 5260.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2509969.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 26.0875° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 94.17° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (26.0875°) · declination -23.37° · EoT 2.79 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2159-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)