पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 13, 1967 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।

"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1374

Malayalam Era: 1143

Nanakshahi: 498

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	359.04°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.89°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.75°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	334.73°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	92.31°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra	35.47°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शनि Śani	342.18°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:09
Yamaganda	05:38 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla	08:49 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:38 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:14 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:49 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:44 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:59 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:49 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:14 – 05:38 (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 Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851128.27
Julian Day	2439593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.92°

🪷 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 (23.3959°), declination 8.73°, EoT -0.77 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: 1967-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)