पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 15, 1944 CE

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BG 1.46 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।

धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।

"1.46 If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in their hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1351

Malayalam Era: 1120

Nanakshahi: 475

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.87°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	233.14°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	231.67°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	256.61°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	154.00°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	282.27°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	75.72°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:35 – 11:54
Yamaganda	14:33 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla	07:56 – 09:15
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:37 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:15 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:35 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:13 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:33 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:52 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:52 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:33 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:13 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:35 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:56 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842974.27
Julian Day	2431439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.17°

🪷 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 (23.0841°), declination -23.25°, EoT 4.18 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: 1944-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)