पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 3233 BCE

Also observed today

रङ्गभरी एकादशी · Raṅgbhari EkādaśīShaiva
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 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: -3175

Śaka Saṁvat: -3310

Bengali Saṁvat: -3825

Malayalam Era: -4056

Nanakshahi: -4701

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	322.90°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	84.87°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.91°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	295.48°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	337.99°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	319.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	210.25°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:23 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:55 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:05 – 13:24
Yamaganda	08:07 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	10:46 – 12:05
Varjyam	07:14 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:48 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:07 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:46 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:05 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:24 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:43 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:02 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:22 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:02 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:43 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:24 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:05 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-47888.73
Julian Day	540576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-49.2344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	121.97°

🪷 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 (-49.2344°), declination -23.39°, EoT -6.70 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: -3232-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)