पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 2042 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1449

Malayalam Era: 1218

Nanakshahi: 573

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	116.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	83.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	140.90°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.68°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	161.20°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	185.94°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:03 – 13:41
Yamaganda	07:08 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 12:03
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:30 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:08 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:19 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:57 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:57 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:19 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:08 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878644.27
Julian Day	2467109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.14°

🪷 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 (24.4483°), declination 14.67°, EoT -4.56 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: 2042-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)