पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 14, 2008 CE

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BG 18.62 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत।तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम्।।18.62।।

"18.62 With all thy strength, fly unto Him and surrender thyself, and by His grace shalt thou attain Supreme Peace and reach the Eternal Home." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	300.74°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	29.27°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.20°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	285.81°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	259.30°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	271.44°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	131.84°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:02
Yamaganda	06:35 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla	09:24 – 10:48
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha	06:35 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:59 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:24 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:48 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:02 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:26 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:51 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:26 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:02 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:48 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:24 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:59 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866045.27
Julian Day	2454510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9664°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.46°

🪷 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 (23.9664°), declination -13.28°, EoT -14.59 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: 2008-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)