पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 26, 1963 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.4 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।
"12.4 Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with the same eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, assuredly they come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2020 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1370
Malayalam Era: 1139
Nanakshahi: 494
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra80.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha29.65°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.77°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra15.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani300.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:41
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 16:59
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:09 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:51 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:41 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:51 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849710.27
Julian Day2438175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.28°
🪷 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 (23.3417°), declination 20.96°, EoT 3.12 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: 1963-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)