पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 1961 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.16°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	201.36°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	194.18°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	195.45°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	275.25°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	149.75°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	270.72°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:11 – 14:39
Yamaganda	05:54 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla	08:49 – 10:16
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · 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 Śubha	05:54 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:16 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:11 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:39 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:06 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:34 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:06 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:39 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:16 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:21 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849119.27
Julian Day	2437584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	27.20°

🪷 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 (23.3191°), declination -7.24°, EoT 14.22 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: 1961-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)