पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1917 CE

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BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।

"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1324

Malayalam Era: 1093

Nanakshahi: 448

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.56°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	2.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	110.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	149.31°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.33°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	206.81°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	109.67°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:45 – 16:15
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:16
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:49 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:16 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:45 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:44 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:15 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:45 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:47 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:19 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833038.27
Julian Day	2421503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	196.70°

🪷 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 (22.7040°), declination -3.28°, EoT 11.48 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: 1917-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)