पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 3157 BCE

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BG 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।

"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3099

Śaka Saṁvat: -3234

Bengali Saṁvat: -3749

Malayalam Era: -3980

Nanakshahi: -4625

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.52°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	221.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.03°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	208.07°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	153.03°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	172.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	59.09°	Vṛṣabha	Mṛgaśīrṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:21 – 12:00
Yamaganda	15:18 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla	07:03 – 08:42
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:25 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:42 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:21 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:00 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:39 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:18 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:57 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:36 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:57 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:18 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:39 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:00 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:21 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:42 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:03 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-54
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-19900.73
Julian Day	568564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-48.1639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.54°

🪷 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 (-48.1639°), declination 16.23°, EoT -1.99 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: -3156-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)