पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1977 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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BG 18.35 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया स्वप्नं भयं शोकं विषादं मदमेव च।न विमुञ्चति दुर्मेधा धृतिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.35।।

"18.35 And that which clings perversely to false idealism, fear, grief, despair and vanity is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.93°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	207.07°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	341.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	15.00°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	42.76°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	345.88°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	106.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Yamaganda	06:59 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:20 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:59 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:51 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:30 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:51 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:37 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:59 – 05:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854802.27
Julian Day	2443267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	185.97°

🪷 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 (23.5364°), declination 15.88°, EoT 3.26 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: 1977-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)