पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 1921 CE

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BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।

"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.39°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	324.30°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.68°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	202.87°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.97°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	150.14°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	158.27°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Yamaganda	14:38 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla	07:22 – 08:49
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · 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	05:55 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:05 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:32 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:38 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:11 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:22 – 05:55 (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	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834511.27
Julian Day	2422976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.71°

🪷 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 (22.7604°), declination -7.87°, EoT 14.65 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: 1921-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)