पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · April 16, 2024 CE

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BG 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।

"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.36°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	95.19°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	324.17°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	355.17°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	26.51°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	348.94°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	321.12°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:36 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:10 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:25 – 17:01
Yamaganda	08:59 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 13:48
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:46 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:23 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:59 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:36 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:48 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:25 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:01 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:37 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:01 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:25 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:48 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:36 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:59 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:23 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 83.275°

Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871951.27
Julian Day	2460416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.33°

🪷 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 (24.1923°), declination 10.24°, EoT 0.02 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: 2024-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)