पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 12, 1999 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.4 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।
"12.4 Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with the same eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, assuredly they come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.35°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra247.70°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha214.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.60°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani19.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:58
Varjyam06:41 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala06:13 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863029.27
Julian Day2451494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8511°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.92°
🪷 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 (23.8511°), declination -17.52°, EoT 15.43 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: 1999-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)