पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 2248 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 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।
यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2305 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 2170 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1655
Malayalam Era: 1424
Nanakshahi: 779
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pratipada (1/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śūla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kiṃstughna |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 236.87° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 238.51° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 139.89° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 212.87° | Vṛścika | Viśākhā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 354.21° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 270.64° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 195.75° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:37 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:11 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 06:45 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 17:17 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 34 Mins 06 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 25 Mins 54 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:13 – 05:55 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:44 – 06:37 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:33 – 12:16 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:40 – 14:22 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:59 – 17:23 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:11 – 17:38 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:56 – 18:41 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:33 – 00:16 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:16 – 10:35 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:14 – 14:33 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:37 – 07:57 |
| Varjyam | 07:04 – 07:21 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:05 – 09:26 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 06:37 – 07:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:57 – 09:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:54 – 13:14 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:11 – 18:52 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:33 – 22:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:54 – 01:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:35 – 03:16 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:16 – 04:57 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:57 – 06:37 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pratipada + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
🌌 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 | 5350 · Kali-5350 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1954009.27 · 5349.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2542474.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 27.3307° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 3.57° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 1/30) |
🪷 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 (27.3307°) · declination -23.31° · EoT 3.72 min · city civil-time localizationLineage: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:2248-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)