पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 1893 CE

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अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
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BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।

"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1300

Malayalam Era: 1069

Nanakshahi: 424

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	218.64°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	28.64°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	192.89°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	228.28°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	34.29°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	266.86°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	179.58°	Kanyā	Citrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:06 – 14:27
Yamaganda	06:22 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla	09:03 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:22 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:43 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:03 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:45 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:06 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:45 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:03 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:43 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824325.27
Julian Day	2412790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.74°

🪷 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 (22.3708°), declination -20.36°, EoT 12.85 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: 1893-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)