पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 13, 1894 CE

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BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।

"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1301

Malayalam Era: 1070

Nanakshahi: 425

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)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.72°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	90.97°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	290.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	334.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	40.68°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	316.90°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	180.42°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 11:59
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Chala	05:38 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:45 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:38 (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-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	4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824466.27
Julian Day	2412931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.62°

🪷 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 (22.3762°), declination 8.98°, EoT -0.77 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: 1894-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)