पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 2086 CE

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मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2143 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 2008 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1493

Malayalam Era: 1262

Nanakshahi: 617

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	337.82°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	78.22°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	294.44°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	309.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	102.26°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	291.18°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	352.21°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:02 – 10:34
Yamaganda	13:37 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla	05:59 – 07:31
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:59 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:31 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:02 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:34 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:08 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:40 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:11 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:40 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:34 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:02 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:31 – 05:59 (auspicious)

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 + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5187
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1894572.27
Julian Day	2483037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.49°

🪷 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 (25.0575°), declination 1.14°, EoT -7.21 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: 2086-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)