पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 1919 CE

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BG 12.17 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः।।12.17।।

"12.17 He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1976 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1841 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1326

Malayalam Era: 1095

Nanakshahi: 450

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.26°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	201.66°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	9.77°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	350.18°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	76.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	38.13°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	119.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:09
Yamaganda	05:35 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla	08:46 – 10:22
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:11 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:45 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:22 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:46 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:11 – 05:35 (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 Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5021
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833600.27
Julian Day	2422065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	200.69°

🪷 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 (22.7255°), declination 10.03°, EoT 0.26 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: 1919-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)