पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 15, 2073 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: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2130 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1995 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1480

Malayalam Era: 1249

Nanakshahi: 604

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.83°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	85.91°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	336.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	345.28°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	68.43°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	319.64°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	208.39°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
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	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:23
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla	05:36 – 07:11
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:36 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:10 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:45 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:11 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1889847.27
Julian Day	2478312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.55°

🪷 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 (24.8768°), declination 9.93°, EoT -0.24 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: 2073-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)