पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 1, 1888 CE

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BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।

"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1945 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1810 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1295

Malayalam Era: 1064

Nanakshahi: 419

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.87°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	29.86°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	194.43°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	89.13°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	216.41°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	114.04°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	108.43°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:44
Yamaganda	07:05 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla	10:24 – 12:04
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:25 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:05 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:45 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:44 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:24 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:04 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:43 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:04 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:24 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:44 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:24 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:45 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:05 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4990
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1822385.27
Julian Day	2410850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.2966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	282.74°

🪷 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 (22.2966°), declination 17.96°, EoT -6.02 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: 1888-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)