पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 25, 1966 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

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: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	281.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	317.97°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	302.97°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	273.70°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	59.21°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	283.74°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	321.92°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:54 – 16:15
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:10 – 13:32
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:44 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:10 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:54 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:15 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:37 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:15 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:54 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:10 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:06 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850685.27
Julian Day	2439150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	40.09°

🪷 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 (23.3790°), declination -19.11°, EoT -12.31 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: 1966-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)