पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 1950 CE
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 256.90° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 38.75° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 159.74° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 277.14° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 284.46° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 294.53° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 146.58° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P4 |
Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:44 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:19 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:46 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:13 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 35 Mins 14 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 24 Mins 46 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:19 – 06:02 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:51 – 06:44 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:41 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:48 – 14:30 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:07 – 17:31 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:19 – 17:46 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:04 – 18:49 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:41 – 00:23 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 16:00 – 17:19 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 12:02 – 13:21 |
| Gulika Kāla | 14:41 – 16:00 |
| Varjyam | 07:11 – 07:28 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:12 – 09:34 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 06:44 – 08:04 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 08:04 – 09:23 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:21 – 14:41 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 14:41 – 16:00 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 16:00 – 17:19 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 17:19 – 19:00 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 19:00 – 20:41 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 20:41 – 22:21 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:21 – 00:02 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 03:23 – 05:04 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5051 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1844817.27 |
| Julian Day | 2433282.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 23.1545° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 140.85° |
🪷 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 (23.1545°), declination -23.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 1950-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (23.1545°), declination -23.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 1950-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)