पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 2046 CE

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BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।

"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2103 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1968 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1453

Malayalam Era: 1222

Nanakshahi: 577

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.14°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	45.74°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	175.69°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	19.59°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	343.12°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	342.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	236.78°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:53
Yamaganda	08:36 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:17 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:57 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:36 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:53 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:32 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:53 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:36 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:57 – 05:17 (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 Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5148
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1880008.27
Julian Day	2468473.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5005°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	23.16°

🪷 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 (24.5005°), declination 17.09°, EoT 3.58 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: 2046-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)