पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 1929 CE

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BG 18.8 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्।।18.8।।

"18.8 To avoid an action through fear of physical suffering, because it is likely to be painful, is to act from passion, and the benefit of renunciation will not follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1336

Malayalam Era: 1105

Nanakshahi: 460

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.75°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	56.92°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.01°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	357.60°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	24.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	11.91°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	247.95°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:45 – 18:20
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:45
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:37 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:13 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:45 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:20 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:13 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837250.27
Julian Day	2425715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	54.10°

🪷 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 (22.8651°), declination 9.17°, EoT -0.50 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: 1929-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)