पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 1979 CE

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BG 18.62 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत।तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम्।।18.62।।

"18.62 With all thy strength, fly unto Him and surrender thyself, and by His grace shalt thou attain Supreme Peace and reach the Eternal Home." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1386

Malayalam Era: 1155

Nanakshahi: 510

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	83.95°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	355.98°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	352.79°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	97.23°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	347.46°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	133.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:33
Yamaganda	07:00 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:38 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:50 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:38 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:00 – 05:22 (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 Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855530.27
Julian Day	2443995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5643°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	66.90°

🪷 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 (23.5643°), declination 15.14°, EoT 3.04 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: 1979-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)