पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 2006 CE

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BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।

"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.98°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	208.85°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	335.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	202.97°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	316.66°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	100.37°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:45 – 18:21
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:45
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:45 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865376.27
Julian Day	2453841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	208.36°

🪷 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 (23.9408°), declination 10.01°, EoT 0.02 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: 2006-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)