पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 1994 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।

"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	27.25°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	73.60°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	144.51°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	195.55°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शुक्र Śukra	176.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	315.54°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:22
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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	05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:12 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:12 – 05:36 (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 Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861127.27
Julian Day	2449592.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	258.93°

🪷 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 (23.7783°), declination 9.85°, EoT -0.81 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: 1994-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)