पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 1953 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: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1360

Malayalam Era: 1129

Nanakshahi: 484

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	191.11°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	83.62°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	154.55°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	215.57°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	63.17°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	169.11°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	187.72°	Tulā	Svātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 13:06
Yamaganda	07:28 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:03 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:28 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:52 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:06 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:31 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:56 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:21 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:56 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:31 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:52 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:28 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846213.27
Julian Day	2434678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	250.48°

🪷 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 (23.2079°), declination -12.96°, EoT 16.40 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: 1953-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)