पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 11, 1965 CE

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BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2022 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1887 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1372

Malayalam Era: 1141

Nanakshahi: 496

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	235.42°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	86.80°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.60°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	220.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	64.45°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	280.09°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	318.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:13 – 10:33
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla	06:34 – 07:54
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:34 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:54 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:13 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:33 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:52 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:31 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:50 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:10 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:50 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:31 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:52 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:33 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:13 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:54 – 06:34 (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 Tṛtīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850640.27
Julian Day	2439105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	209.09°

🪷 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 (23.3772°), declination -22.96°, EoT 5.99 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: 1965-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)