पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 22, 1914 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।

"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1321

Malayalam Era: 1090

Nanakshahi: 445

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	37.45°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	3.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	44.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	299.99°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	63.49°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	56.84°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla	06:52 – 08:33
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	05:11 – 06:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:52 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:58 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:39 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:52 – 05:11 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831809.27
Julian Day	2420274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.65°

🪷 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 (22.6570°), declination 20.17°, EoT 3.47 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: 1914-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)