पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 24, 1960 CE

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BG 18.65 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Priyo 'si Me · the Sakha-Bhāva

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे।।18.65।।

"18.65 Dedicate thyself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate thyself before Me, and to Me thou shalt surely come. Truly do I pledge thee; thou art My own beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1367

Malayalam Era: 1136

Nanakshahi: 491

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	311.14°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	275.14°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	277.92°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	329.79°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	246.49°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	281.39°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	262.58°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:53 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla	10:46 – 12:12
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:27 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:53 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:20 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:46 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:04 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:31 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:57 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:31 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:46 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:20 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:53 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848523.27
Julian Day	2436988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	325.79°

🪷 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 (23.2963°), declination -9.88°, EoT -13.84 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: 1960-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)