पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 1896 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।

"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.13'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	213.82°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	7.59°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.66°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	209.04°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.25°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	248.89°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	210.86°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:06
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 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:44 – 13:05
Yamaganda	07:40 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 11:44
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:18 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:40 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:27 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:48 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:48 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:44 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:01 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:40 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825416.27
Julian Day	2413881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	152.65°

🪷 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 (22.4125°), declination -19.31°, EoT 14.21 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: 1896-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)