पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 1912 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.14 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः।

मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः।।6.14।।

"6.14 With peace in his heart and nor fear, observing the vow of celibacy, with mind controlled and fixed on Me, let the student lose himself in contemplation of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1969 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1834 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1319

Malayalam Era: 1088

Nanakshahi: 443

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.70°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	302.76°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	209.19°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	235.01°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	238.20°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	247.16°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	39.44°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:49 – 17:10
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla	14:27 – 15:49
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:17 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:39 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:49 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:10 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:05 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:00 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:39 – 06:17 (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 Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5014
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831258.27
Julian Day	2419723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6360°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.16°

🪷 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 (22.6360°), declination -18.85°, EoT 14.44 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: 1912-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)