पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1921 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	329.18°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	7.56°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	359.27°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	312.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	140.75°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	12.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	149.06°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:37 – 18:06
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:11 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:40 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:39 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:37 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:06 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:39 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:40 – 06:11 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834296.27
Julian Day	2422761.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	39.62°

🪷 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 (22.7521°), declination -3.20°, EoT -10.22 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: 1921-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)