पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 2099 CE

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BG 15.3 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।

"15.3 In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2156 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 2021 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1506

Malayalam Era: 1275

Nanakshahi: 630

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	212.77°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	306.35°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	352.65°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	195.36°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	168.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	242.26°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	175.59°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:44
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:41 – 09:02
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:19 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:44 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:06 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:44 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:41 – 06:19 (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 Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5201
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1899562.27
Julian Day	2488027.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.15°

🪷 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 (25.2483°), declination -19.72°, EoT 13.70 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: 2099-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)