पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 1897 CE

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BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।

"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1304

Malayalam Era: 1073

Nanakshahi: 428

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.99°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	27.46°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	172.91°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	165.25°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	149.62°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	116.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	214.68°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 14:57
Yamaganda	05:44 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:20
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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	05:44 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:57 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:29 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:01 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:29 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:57 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:52 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825718.27
Julian Day	2414183.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4241°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	239.25°

🪷 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 (22.4241°), declination 2.62°, EoT 5.87 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: 1897-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)