पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 1977 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।

"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	217.09°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	7.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.95°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	236.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	70.93°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	202.93°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	126.63°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:06
Yamaganda	07:42 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla	10:24 – 11:45
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Labha	06:22 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:42 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:03 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:24 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:27 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:48 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:24 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:03 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:42 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855005.27
Julian Day	2443470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	149.68°

🪷 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 (23.5442°), declination -20.28°, EoT 12.85 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: 1977-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)