पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 485 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: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -427

Śaka Saṁvat: -562

Bengali Saṁvat: -1077

Malayalam Era: -1308

Nanakshahi: -1953

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	60.88°	Mithuna	Mṛgaśīrṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	163.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.87°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	41.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	240.29°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	86.29°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	284.45°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:53 – 18:33
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:14 – 16:53
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:16 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:55 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:15 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:14 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:53 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:33 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:53 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:15 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:35 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:55 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2618
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	955943.27
Julian Day	1544408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-10.8416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	102.98°

🪷 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 (-10.8416°), declination 17.75°, EoT 3.74 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: -0484-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)