पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 12, 1954 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.28 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।4.28।।

"4.28 And yet others offer as their sacrifice wealth, austerities and meditation. Monks wedded to their vows renounce their scriptural learning and even their spiritual powers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	83.84°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	312.87°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	229.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	95.64°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra	202.77°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	203.45°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:51 – 17:10
Yamaganda	11:53 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:31 – 15:51
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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 · 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 Udveg	06:35 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:54 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:14 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:33 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:53 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:31 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:51 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:10 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:51 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:31 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:53 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:33 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:14 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:54 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846623.27
Julian Day	2435088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	207.04°

🪷 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 (23.2236°), declination -23.02°, EoT 5.54 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: 1954-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)