पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 24, 1956 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.78°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	49.91°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	223.90°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	288.09°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	126.02°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	315.24°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	218.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:53 – 16:14
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:10 – 13:32
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:10 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:53 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:14 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:36 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:14 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:53 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:10 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847031.27
Julian Day	2435496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	132.92°

🪷 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 (23.2392°), declination -19.48°, EoT -12.06 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: 1956-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)