पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 12, 1959 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.32 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः।

स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्।।9.32।।

"9.32 For even the children of sinful parents, and those miscalled the weaker sex, and merchants, and labourers, if only they will make Me their refuge, they shall attain the Highest." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	358.11°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	40.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.23°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	338.02°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.39°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	33.92°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	254.28°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:44 – 18:19
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:44
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Udveg	05:39 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:14 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:14 – 05:39 (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 Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848205.27
Julian Day	2436670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	45.99°

🪷 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 (23.2841°), declination 8.34°, EoT -1.04 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: 1959-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)