पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 1896 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।

"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.95°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	305.06°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.10°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	148.79°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	120.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	141.66°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	202.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:50 – 18:26
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:13 – 16:50
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Udveg	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:37 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:13 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:50 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:26 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:50 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:13 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:37 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825329.27
Julian Day	2413794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4092°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.55°

🪷 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 (22.4092°), declination 11.34°, EoT -2.27 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: 1896-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)