पञ्चाङ्ग — Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh · December 25, 3138 BCE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3080

Śaka Saṁvat: -3215

Bengali Saṁvat: -3730

Malayalam Era: -3961

Nanakshahi: -4606

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	307.96°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	36.18°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.56°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	319.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	308.76°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	285.57°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:24 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:55 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:26 – 14:45
Yamaganda	06:48 – 08:08
Gulika Kāla	09:27 – 10:47
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:48 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:08 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:47 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:06 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:26 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:45 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:05 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:24 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:05 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:45 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:26 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:06 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:47 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:27 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:08 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2051°

Longitude: 81.0896°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-12838.73
Julian Day	575626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-47.8938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.22°

🪷 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 (-47.8938°), declination -23.06°, EoT -0.49 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: -3137-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)