पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 4, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.17 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः।।12.17।।
"12.17 He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.17'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.37°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra250.72°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha339.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.40°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra328.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani206.68°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:20
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:20 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:20 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825188.27
Julian Day2413653.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.22°
🪷 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 (22.4038°), declination 5.82°, EoT -3.40 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: 1896-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)