पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 1900 CE

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BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1957 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1822 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1307

Malayalam Era: 1076

Nanakshahi: 431

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	134.69°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	198.99°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.56°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	123.36°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.59°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	91.31°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	247.21°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	07:12 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:37 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:33 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:19 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:12 – 05:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5002
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1826797.27
Julian Day	2415262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.30°

🪷 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 (22.4653°), declination 8.88°, EoT 0.15 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: 1900-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)