पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 1969 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	310.83°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	28.20°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	216.00°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	284.53°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	354.74°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	359.24°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:31 – 17:57
Yamaganda	12:12 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:04 – 16:31
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:27 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:54 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:04 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:31 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:57 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:31 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:20 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:54 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + 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	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851810.27
Julian Day	2440275.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4220°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	76.85°

🪷 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 (23.4220°), declination -9.95°, EoT -13.97 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: 1969-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)