पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 30, 1912 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

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BG 1.46 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।

धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।

"1.46 If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in their hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1969 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1834 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1319

Malayalam Era: 1088

Nanakshahi: 443

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	179.92°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	357.53°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	232.90°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	359.99°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	29.89°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:11 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:39 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:23 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:01 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:39 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:39 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:01 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5014
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831057.27
Julian Day	2419522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6283°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.54°

🪷 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 (22.6283°), declination 14.60°, EoT 2.79 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: 1912-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)