पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1967 CE

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BG 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।

"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1374

Malayalam Era: 1143

Nanakshahi: 498

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	232.86°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	326.22°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	282.58°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
बुध Budha	222.31°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	132.60°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	188.97°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	342.86°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:12 – 10:32
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla	06:33 – 07:52
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:33 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:52 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:12 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:51 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:30 – 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 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:51 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:12 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:52 – 06:33 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851368.27
Julian Day	2439833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.12°

🪷 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 (23.4051°), declination -22.73°, EoT 6.87 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: 1967-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)