पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 2061 CE

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BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।

"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2118 Jaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1983 Vṛṣa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1468

Malayalam Era: 1237

Nanakshahi: 592

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	320.92°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	162.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	9.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	65.21°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	10.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	49.03°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:22
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg	05:34 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:46 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:46 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5163
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1885466.27
Julian Day	2473931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.7092°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	319.07°

🪷 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 (24.7092°), declination 10.61°, EoT 0.26 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: 2061-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)