पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 2049 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2106 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1971 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1456

Malayalam Era: 1225

Nanakshahi: 580

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.59°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.28°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	167.50°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	97.01°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	156.97°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	265.80°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:10 – 14:37
Yamaganda	05:55 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla	08:49 – 10:16
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:55 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:16 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:37 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:04 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:31 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:04 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:16 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:22 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + 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	5151
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1881263.27
Julian Day	2469728.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.91°

🪷 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 (24.5485°), declination -8.25°, EoT 14.65 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: 2049-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)