पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 2, 1919 CE

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BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1976 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1841 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1326

Malayalam Era: 1095

Nanakshahi: 450

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	348.53°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	4.94°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	358.51°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	0.01°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.90°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	20.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	119.52°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:35
Yamaganda	07:23 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Labha	05:50 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:56 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:08 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:41 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:14 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:41 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:08 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:50 (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 Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833585.27
Julian Day	2422050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	14.44°

🪷 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 (22.7250°), declination 4.45°, EoT -4.03 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: 1919-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)