पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 24, 1944 CE

🪷 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: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1351

Malayalam Era: 1120

Nanakshahi: 475

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	340.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	334.02°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.61°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	347.11°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	115.23°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	316.28°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	57.88°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:33 – 12:05
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla	07:30 – 09:02
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 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: 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):
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	05:59 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:30 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:02 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:33 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:40 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:11 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:40 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:05 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:33 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:02 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:30 – 05:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842708.27
Julian Day	2431173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	354.88°

🪷 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 (23.0739°), declination 1.31°, EoT -6.90 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: 1944-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)