पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 11, 2051 CE

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BG 15.17 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।

"15.17 But higher than all am I, the Supreme God, the Absolute Self, the Eternal Lord, Who pervades the worlds and upholds them all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2108 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1973 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1458

Malayalam Era: 1227

Nanakshahi: 582

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.35°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	324.81°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	202.37°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	212.82°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	265.78°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	291.06°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:54 – 09:13
Yamaganda	10:33 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla	13:12 – 14:31
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:34 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:54 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:13 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:33 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:52 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:12 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:31 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:50 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:31 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:12 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:52 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:33 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:13 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:54 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5153
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1882051.27
Julian Day	2470516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.26°

🪷 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 (24.5786°), declination -22.97°, EoT 5.99 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: 2051-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)