पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 1987 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।

"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1394

Malayalam Era: 1163

Nanakshahi: 518

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	235.33°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	344.84°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	348.19°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	330.96°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	236.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:46 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla	05:34 – 07:10
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:34 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:46 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:10 – 05:34 (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 Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858438.27
Julian Day	2446903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	230.21°

🪷 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 (23.6755°), declination 10.58°, EoT 0.51 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: 1987-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)