पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 15, 2073 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.60 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।

"18.60 O Arjuna! Thy duty binds thee. From thine own nature has it arisen, and that which in thy delusion thou desire not to do, that very thing thou shalt do. Thou art helpless." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.60'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)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	29.98°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	123.22°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	359.06°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	46.14°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	73.43°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	343.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	206.26°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:53 – 08:34
Yamaganda	10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:15
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:13 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:53 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:55 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:36 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:55 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:34 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:53 – 05:13 (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 Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1889877.27
Julian Day	2478342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8779°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.94°

🪷 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 (24.8779°), declination 18.98°, EoT 3.76 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: 2073-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)