पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1956 CE

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BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।

"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	204.09°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	284.42°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	32.17°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.25°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	58.15°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	218.44°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:11
Yamaganda	05:26 – 07:04
Gulika Kāla	08:41 – 10:18
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:26 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:04 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:41 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:48 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:26 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:41 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:04 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847124.27
Julian Day	2435589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	193.48°

🪷 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 (23.2428°), declination 13.45°, EoT 2.16 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: 1956-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)