पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 17, 2043 CE

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BG 5.8 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्।

पश्यन् श्रृणवन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपन् श्वसन्।।5.8।।

"5.8 Though the saint sees, hears, touches, smells, eats, moves, sleeps and breathes, yet he knows the Truth, and he knows that it is not he who acts." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ

Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1450

Malayalam Era: 1219

Nanakshahi: 574

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.48°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	100.07°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	350.17°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	15.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	249.24°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	332.40°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	201.25°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla	07:10 – 08:46
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:46 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:46 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:21 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:46 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:10 – 05:34 (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 Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878891.27
Julian Day	2467356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.51°

🪷 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 (24.4577°), declination 10.38°, EoT 0.26 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: 2043-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)