पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 5, 1898 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

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BG 18.15 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।

"18.15 Whatever action a man performs, whether by muscular effort or by speech or by thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1305

Malayalam Era: 1074

Nanakshahi: 429

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	328.88°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.54°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	138.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	165.23°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	152.74°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	224.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:22 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla	07:06 – 08:45
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:27 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:06 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:45 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:43 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:22 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:02 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:41 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:02 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:22 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:43 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:45 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:06 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1826041.27
Julian Day	2414506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	218.32°

🪷 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 (22.4364°), declination 17.02°, EoT -5.70 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: 1898-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)