पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 1943 CE

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BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।

"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1350

Malayalam Era: 1119

Nanakshahi: 474

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.40°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	113.43°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	326.25°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	43.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.04°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	68.37°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	49.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:34
Yamaganda	06:55 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla	10:15 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:15 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:35 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:15 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:14 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:54 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:33 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:54 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:14 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:15 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:35 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:55 – 05:15 (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 Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842391.27
Julian Day	2430856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	87.83°

🪷 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 (23.0618°), declination 17.86°, EoT 3.74 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: 1943-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)