पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 2073 CE

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BG 18.53 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।18.53।।

"18.53 Having abandoned selfishness, power, arrogance, anger and desire, possessing nothing of his own and having attained peace, he is fit to join the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.53'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.22°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	32.04°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	353.73°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	32.56°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	72.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	336.57°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	206.79°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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)	05:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 45 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	06:56 – 08:36
Yamaganda	10:15 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:13
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:17 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:56 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:36 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:15 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:13 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:32 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:53 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:36 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:56 – 05:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1889870.27
Julian Day	2478335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.64°

🪷 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 (24.8776°), declination 17.22°, 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: 2073-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)