पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 11, 1954 CE

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सीता नवमी · Sītā NavamīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
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BG 18.53 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।18.53।।

"18.53 Having abandoned selfishness, power, arrogance, anger and desire, possessing nothing of his own and having attained peace, he is fit to join the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	131.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	254.98°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	29.65°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	64.15°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	52.21°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	192.14°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:14 – 16:53
Yamaganda	08:35 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:16 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:55 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:35 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:14 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:53 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:33 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:53 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:35 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:55 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846408.27
Julian Day	2434873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2154°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	101.97°

🪷 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 (23.2154°), declination 17.69°, EoT 3.71 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: 1954-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)