पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 13, 2038 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।

"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	358.84°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	92.40°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.37°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	335.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.59°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	313.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	135.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:09 – 16:45
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	11:59 – 13:34
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Roga	05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:45 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:59 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:13 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877061.27
Julian Day	2465526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3878°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.25°

🪷 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 (24.3878°), declination 9.03°, 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: 2038-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)