पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 1909 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।

"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1966 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1316

Malayalam Era: 1085

Nanakshahi: 440

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	147.99°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	141.49°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	342.31°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	175.54°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	152.65°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	185.13°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	0.52°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:58 – 16:31
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:26
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga	05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:26 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:58 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:31 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:31 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:58 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:26 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:15 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5011
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1830098.27
Julian Day	2418563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	354.25°

🪷 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 (22.5916°), declination 3.73°, EoT 5.13 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: 1909-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)