पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 18, 1959 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra203.55°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.43°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha79.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.98°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra108.64°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani251.63°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:25
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:16
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:50 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:59 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:07 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:50 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:07 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:59 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:50 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848272.27
Julian Day2436737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.24°
🪷 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 (23.2867°), declination 23.38°, EoT -0.82 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: 1959-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)