पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 19, 1940 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

→ Enter BG 18.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.48°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	31.89°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.50°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	207.73°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.22°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	141.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	19.93°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:09 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla	05:58 – 07:24
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:35 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:01 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:27 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:01 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:50 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:24 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841456.27
Julian Day	2429921.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	212.22°

🪷 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 (23.0260°), declination -9.86°, EoT 15.55 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: 1940-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)