पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 1, 1957 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।

"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1364

Malayalam Era: 1133

Nanakshahi: 488

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	135.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	223.17°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	142.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	151.67°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.74°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	171.67°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	225.18°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:43 – 18:17
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:43
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:13 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:43 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:17 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:43 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:13 – 05:38 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847617.27
Julian Day	2436082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.25°

🪷 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 (23.2616°), declination 8.44°, EoT 0.48 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: 1957-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)