पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 19, 1958 CE

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BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।

"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2015 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1880 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1365

Malayalam Era: 1134

Nanakshahi: 489

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	4.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	301.40°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	2.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	183.62°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	319.72°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	242.75°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:45 – 10:21
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla	05:33 – 07:09
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:33 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:09 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:45 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:21 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:21 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:45 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:09 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5060
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847847.27
Julian Day	2436312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.46°

🪷 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 (23.2704°), declination 10.93°, EoT 0.74 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: 1958-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)