पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 1896 CE

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BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।

"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.81°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	343.87°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.09°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	205.84°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.03°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	246.44°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	210.62°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:38 – 09:00
Yamaganda	10:22 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:05 – 14:27
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:17 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:38 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:05 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:49 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:10 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:00 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:38 – 06:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825414.27
Julian Day	2413879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.12°

🪷 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 (22.4124°), declination -18.82°, EoT 14.67 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: 1896-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)