पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 1896 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।

"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	349.41°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	209.07°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	300.61°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	334.35°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	97.32°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	324.84°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	206.84°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:36
Yamaganda	07:23 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:50 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:56 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:36 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:42 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:42 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:36 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:50 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825185.27
Julian Day	2413650.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.74°

🪷 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 (22.4037°), declination 4.67°, EoT -4.34 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: 1896-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)