पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 31, 2042 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

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BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।

"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1449

Malayalam Era: 1218

Nanakshahi: 573

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	286.84°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	47.92°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	265.05°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	214.41°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	293.32°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	191.16°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 22 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	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:49 – 12:12
Yamaganda	14:57 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla	08:04 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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	06:42 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:04 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:49 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:57 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:19 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:41 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:19 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:57 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:49 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:04 – 06:42 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878450.27
Julian Day	2466915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	119.74°

🪷 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 (24.4409°), declination -17.39°, EoT -13.53 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: 2042-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)