पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 26, 1896 CE

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BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।

"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	25.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.12°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	184.22°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	127.76°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	183.66°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	204.90°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:18
Yamaganda	13:19 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla	05:48 – 07:18
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Kāla	05:48 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:18 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:49 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:19 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:49 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:19 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:50 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:19 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:49 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:19 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:18 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + 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	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825363.27
Julian Day	2413828.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	228.33°

🪷 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 (22.4105°), declination -1.37°, EoT 9.50 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: 1896-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)