पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 15, 1891 CE

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स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।

"18.60 O Arjuna! Thy duty binds thee. From thine own nature has it arisen, and that which in thy delusion thou desire not to do, that very thing thou shalt do. Thou art helpless." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1298

Malayalam Era: 1067

Nanakshahi: 422

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.32°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	333.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	330.86°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	270.74°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	297.00°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	231.34°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	145.48°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:28 – 14:48
Yamaganda	06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla	09:27 – 10:47
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:27 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:47 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:07 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:28 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:48 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:09 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:29 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:09 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:48 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:28 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:07 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:47 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4992
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1823282.27
Julian Day	2411747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	57.83°

🪷 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 (22.3309°), declination -21.19°, EoT -9.35 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 1891-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)