पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 5, 1960 CE

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BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।

"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	321.18°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	46.60°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	285.55°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	332.34°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	247.89°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	293.70°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	263.43°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:14 – 10:42
Yamaganda	13:38 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla	06:18 – 07:46
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:18 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:14 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:10 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:34 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:02 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:06 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:10 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:14 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:46 – 06:18 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848533.27
Julian Day	2436998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.52°

🪷 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 (23.2967°), declination -6.11°, EoT -12.23 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: 1960-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)