पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1996 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।

"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	328.94°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	243.09°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	327.16°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	315.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	259.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	13.97°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	333.08°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:08 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:40 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla	10:39 – 12:08
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:10 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:40 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:09 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:39 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:07 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:37 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:07 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:37 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:08 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:39 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:09 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:40 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861690.27
Julian Day	2450155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.98°

🪷 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 (23.7999°), declination -2.88°, EoT -10.22 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: 1996-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)