पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 12, 3233 BCE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी जयन्ती · Lakṣmī JayantīVaishnava
कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।

"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.16'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	326.91°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	135.75°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.62°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	301.17°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	324.45°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	210.22°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:25 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:56 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:28
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 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:04 – 17:24
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla	14:45 – 16:04
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:49 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:08 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:28 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:47 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:26 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:45 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:04 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:04 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:45 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:26 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:47 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:28 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:08 – 06:49 (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 Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-47884.73
Julian Day	540580.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-49.2342°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.84°

🪷 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 (-49.2342°), declination -23.21°, EoT -8.27 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: -3232-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)