पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 2015 CE

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BG 18.30 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.30।।

"18.30 That intellect which understands the creation and dissolution of life, what actions should be done and what not, which discriminates between fear and fearlessness, bondage and deliverance, that is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.78°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	190.51°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.69°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	171.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	133.10°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	112.07°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	215.63°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 14:56
Yamaganda	05:44 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:20
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:44 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:28 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:00 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:56 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:52 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868817.27
Julian Day	2457282.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.54°

🪷 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 (24.0724°), declination 2.44°, EoT 6.24 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: 2015-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)