पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 1946 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: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1353

Malayalam Era: 1122

Nanakshahi: 477

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	310.73°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	209.23°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	81.78°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	321.34°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.18°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	316.70°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	85.75°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:20 – 10:46
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla	06:28 – 07:54
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:28 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:54 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:20 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:12 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:30 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:56 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:12 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:20 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:54 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5047
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843409.27
Julian Day	2431874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1007°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	259.77°

🪷 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 (23.1007°), declination -10.10°, EoT -13.97 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: 1946-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)