पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 16, 2042 CE

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BG 2.43 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्।

क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति।।2.43।।

"2.43 Consulting only their own desires, they construct their own heaven, devising arduous and complex rites to secure their own pleasure and their own power; and the only result is rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1449

Malayalam Era: 1218

Nanakshahi: 573

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.74°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.16°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	254.71°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	259.59°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	231.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	193.00°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	199.14°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:33 – 15:52
Yamaganda	09:16 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:14
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:37 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:16 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:33 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:11 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:52 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:33 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:14 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:35 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:57 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878769.27
Julian Day	2467234.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.58°

🪷 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 (24.4531°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2042-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)