पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 2115 CE

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BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2172 Sarvadhāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 2037 Yuva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1522

Malayalam Era: 1291

Nanakshahi: 646

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.80°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	56.67°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.86°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	20.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	274.30°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	348.28°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	351.12°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:49 – 18:26
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:11 – 16:49
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:03 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:40 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:49 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:26 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:40 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:03 – 05:25 (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	5217
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1905199.27
Julian Day	2493664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.4639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.58°

🪷 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 (25.4639°), declination 13.93°, EoT 2.49 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: 2115-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)