पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 1996 CE

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BG 18.65 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Priyo 'si Me · the Sakha-Bhāva

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे।।18.65।।

"18.65 Dedicate thyself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate thyself before Me, and to Me thou shalt surely come. Truly do I pledge thee; thou art My own beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	90.99°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.76°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	141.43°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	254.87°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	70.28°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	343.07°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:08 – 08:46
Yamaganda	10:25 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla	13:41 – 15:19
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:30 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:41 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:57 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:36 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:19 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:08 – 05:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861842.27
Julian Day	2450307.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	334.26°

🪷 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 (23.8057°), declination 14.93°, EoT -4.74 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: 1996-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)