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

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya57.06°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra120.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.82°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha68.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.56°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra102.59°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani252.06°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:23 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:32
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:07 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848266.27
Julian Day2436731.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.50°
🪷 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 (23.2864°), declination 23.09°, EoT 0.42 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: 1959-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)