पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 24, 1965 CE

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BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2022 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1887 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1372

Malayalam Era: 1141

Nanakshahi: 496

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	10.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	282.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.91°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	349.07°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	37.67°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	13.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	321.26°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:42 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:33 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla	05:28 – 07:05
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:28 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:05 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:42 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:56 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:10 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:48 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:25 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:48 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:56 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:42 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:05 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850409.27
Julian Day	2438874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3684°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	272.86°

🪷 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 (23.3684°), declination 12.73°, EoT 1.80 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: 1965-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)