पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 10, 1940 CE

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BG 18.30 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.30।।

"18.30 That intellect which understands the creation and dissolution of life, what actions should be done and what not, which discriminates between fear and fearlessness, bondage and deliverance, that is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	204.47°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	329.52°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.81°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	209.98°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.29°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	167.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	18.18°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:50 – 17:13
Yamaganda	11:42 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla	14:28 – 15:50
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 Udveg	06:12 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:34 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:57 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:20 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:28 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:50 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:13 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:50 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:05 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:42 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:57 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:34 – 06:12 (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	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841478.27
Julian Day	2429943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	122.85°

🪷 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 (23.0268°), declination -17.05°, EoT 15.74 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: 1940-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)