पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 1896 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.53 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।18.53।।

"18.53 Having abandoned selfishness, power, arrogance, anger and desire, possessing nothing of his own and having attained peace, he is fit to join the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.81°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	233.30°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.23°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	172.76°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	130.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	202.17°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	206.45°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:07 – 17:34
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:39 – 16:07
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:22 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:39 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:07 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:34 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:07 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:39 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:22 – 05:54 (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 Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825378.27
Julian Day	2413843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	54.66°

🪷 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 (22.4111°), declination -7.14°, EoT 13.99 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: 1896-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)