पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 11, 1889 CE

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BG 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।

"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1946 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1811 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1296

Malayalam Era: 1065

Nanakshahi: 420

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	57.96°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra	202.10°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.49°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	71.65°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.77°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	18.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	114.68°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:58 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:23 – 17:05
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:40
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:07 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:23 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:05 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:48 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:05 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:23 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:50 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4991
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1822699.27
Julian Day	2411164.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.73°

🪷 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 (22.3086°), declination 23.08°, EoT 0.61 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: 1889-06-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)