पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 2019 CE

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BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।

"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.25°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	47.80°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.53°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	204.48°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	236.71°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	197.23°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	260.44°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Yamaganda	14:36 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla	07:23 – 08:50
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:57 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:09 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:36 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:02 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:28 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:02 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:36 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:23 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870309.27
Julian Day	2458774.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	229.88°

🪷 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 (24.1295°), declination -9.45°, EoT 15.40 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: 2019-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)