पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 1, 1979 CE

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BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1386

Malayalam Era: 1155

Nanakshahi: 510

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	288.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	340.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	285.60°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	282.58°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	99.17°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	241.89°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	139.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 14:57
Yamaganda	06:42 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla	09:27 – 10:49
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:42 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:04 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:49 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:12 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:57 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:19 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:42 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:19 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:57 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:49 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:27 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:04 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855440.27
Julian Day	2443905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	49.65°

🪷 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 (23.5608°), declination -17.31°, EoT -13.69 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: 1979-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)