पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 2, 1998 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।

"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	47.50°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	137.11°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	42.52°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	37.50°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	330.99°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	9.78°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	5.42°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 36 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 23 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:20 – 17:02
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:56 – 13:38
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:07 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:56 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:20 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:02 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:44 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:02 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:20 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:56 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:50 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862501.27
Julian Day	2450966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.27°

🪷 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 (23.8309°), declination 22.14°, EoT 2.20 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: 1998-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)