पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 2015 CE

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BG 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।

"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	202.48°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.31°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	171.87°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	133.31°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	112.46°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	215.70°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:20 – 11:51
Yamaganda	14:55 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla	07:16 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:44 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:55 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:27 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:59 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:27 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:55 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:51 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:16 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868818.27
Julian Day	2457283.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	55.90°

🪷 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 (24.0725°), declination 2.06°, EoT 6.61 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: 2015-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)