पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 10, 1928 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।

"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1335

Malayalam Era: 1104

Nanakshahi: 459

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	211.54°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	72.08°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	231.13°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	9.26°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	275.73°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	238.53°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:53 – 09:13
Yamaganda	10:32 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:31
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:34 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:53 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:13 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:32 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:31 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:50 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:31 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:32 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:13 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:53 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837125.27
Julian Day	2425590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.73°

🪷 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 (22.8603°), declination -22.87°, EoT 6.43 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: 1928-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)