पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 1983 CE

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BG 4.20 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।

कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।।

"4.20 Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ

Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1390

Malayalam Era: 1159

Nanakshahi: 514

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.95°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	284.34°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	119.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	146.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	119.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	188.29°	Tulā	Svātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:27 – 17:59
Yamaganda	11:51 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	14:55 – 16:27
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:20 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:55 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:27 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:59 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:27 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:55 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year	5085
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857130.27
Julian Day	2445595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	131.76°

🪷 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 (23.6255°), declination 2.16°, EoT 6.61 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: 1983-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)