पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1921 CE

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BG 18.16 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु यः।पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मतिः।।18.16।।

"18.16 But the fool who supposes, because of his immature judgment, that it is his own Self alone that acts, he perverts the truth and does not see rightly." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.78°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	295.13°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	107.73°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	117.25°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	149.77°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	82.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	151.35°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:39 – 15:16
Yamaganda	05:32 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla	08:47 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:32 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:39 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:16 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:54 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:31 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:54 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:16 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:09 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834454.27
Julian Day	2422919.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.64°

🪷 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 (22.7582°), declination 13.34°, EoT -3.53 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: 1921-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)