पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 3, 1959 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 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: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	88.16°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.71°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	111.89°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	209.77°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	142.24°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	248.57°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:05 – 08:45
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla	13:44 – 15:23
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:25 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:05 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:45 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:04 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:44 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:23 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:03 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:43 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:03 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:23 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:45 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:05 – 05:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848318.27
Julian Day	2436783.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.63°

🪷 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 (23.2884°), declination 17.75°, EoT -5.88 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: 1959-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)