पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 1988 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।

"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	212.22°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	317.15°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	339.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	204.63°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	38.54°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	179.68°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	246.60°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 11:44
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:39 – 09:01
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:18 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:39 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:01 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:44 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:01 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:39 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1859018.27
Julian Day	2447483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6977°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.81°

🪷 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 (23.6977°), declination -19.23°, EoT 14.21 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: 1988-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)