पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 20, 1983 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।

"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ

Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1390

Malayalam Era: 1159

Nanakshahi: 514

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	307.21°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	28.57°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	332.77°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	283.92°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	226.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	333.11°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	190.46°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:33 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:29 – 17:55
Yamaganda	12:12 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:04 – 16:29
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:30 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:56 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:04 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:29 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:55 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:29 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:12 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:21 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:56 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5084
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856920.27
Julian Day	2445385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.42°

🪷 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 (23.6174°), declination -11.18°, EoT -14.28 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: 1983-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)