पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 1950 CE

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BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1357

Malayalam Era: 1126

Nanakshahi: 481

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	323.75°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	193.02°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	307.77°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	299.89°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	284.70°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	143.17°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:10 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:44 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla	10:41 – 12:10
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:16 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:44 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:13 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:41 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:07 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:35 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:04 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:35 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:10 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:41 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:13 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:44 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year	5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844883.27
Julian Day	2433348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.52°

🪷 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 (23.1571°), declination -5.17°, EoT -11.53 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: 1950-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)