पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 1928 CE

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वैकुण्ठ एकादशी · Vaikuṇṭha EkādaśīVaishnava
मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती · Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika 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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1335

Malayalam Era: 1104

Nanakshahi: 459

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	217.66°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	338.06°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.61°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	204.57°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	10.63°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	255.19°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	236.55°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 11:45
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:42 – 09:03
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:21 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:42 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:03 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:45 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:03 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:42 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837108.27
Julian Day	2425573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8597°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	123.31°

🪷 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 (22.8597°), declination -20.26°, EoT 12.85 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: 1928-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)