पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 1, 1969 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra100.00°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha291.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati160.82°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra358.55°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani359.85°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:49
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:22 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:00 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851816.27
Julian Day2440281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.89°
🪷 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 (23.4222°), declination -7.71°, EoT -13.04 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: 1969-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)