पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 2101 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.19 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित्।अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्ितमान्मे प्रियो नरः।।12.19।।

"12.19 Who is indifferent to praise and censure, who enjoys silence, who is contented with every fate, who has no fixed abode, who is steadfast in mind, and filled with devotion, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2158 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 2023 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1508

Malayalam Era: 1277

Nanakshahi: 632

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	31.53°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	32.80°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	142.73°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.36°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	158.32°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	186.89°	Tulā	Svātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:39
Yamaganda	07:09 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:24 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Labha	05:32 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:17 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:54 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:54 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:17 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:39 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:09 – 05:32 (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 + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5203
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1900197.27
Julian Day	2488662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	272.26°

🪷 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 (25.2726°), declination 13.50°, EoT -3.75 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: 2101-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)