पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 1921 CE

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BG 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।

"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	296.00°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	296.17°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	334.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	312.66°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	144.79°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	343.84°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	151.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:00 – 16:23
Yamaganda	09:25 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:36
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:38 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:02 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:25 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:00 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:23 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:47 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:23 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:02 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834263.27
Julian Day	2422728.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	0.50°

🪷 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 (22.7509°), declination -15.20°, EoT -14.45 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: 1921-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)