पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 1965 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।

"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	110.97°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.70°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	357.89°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	40.83°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	31.15°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	322.45°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:36 – 10:15
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	05:17 – 06:57
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:17 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:57 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:15 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:52 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:32 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:36 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:57 – 05:17 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850423.27
Julian Day	2438888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3689°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.76°

🪷 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 (23.3689°), declination 16.98°, EoT 3.58 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: 1965-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)