पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 5, 1948 CE

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BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।

"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	109.38°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	107.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	168.79°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	102.64°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.51°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	68.56°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	121.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:43 – 15:22
Yamaganda	05:27 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla	08:45 – 10:24
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:27 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:06 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:45 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:24 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:43 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:22 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:02 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:41 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:02 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:22 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:43 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:24 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:45 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:06 – 05:27 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844303.27
Julian Day	2432768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1349°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.43°

🪷 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 (23.1349°), declination 17.05°, EoT -5.70 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: 1948-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)