पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 2098 CE

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असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति।।18.49।।

"18.49 He whose mind is entirely detached, who has conquered himself, whose desires have vanished, by his renunciation reaches that stage of perfect freedom where action completes itself and leaves no seed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1505

Malayalam Era: 1274

Nanakshahi: 629

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.41°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	184.59°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.47°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	333.08°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	105.70°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	29.22°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	149.69°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:11 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:11 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:10 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:22 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5199
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898979.27
Julian Day	2487444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	184.89°

🪷 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 (25.2260°), declination 10.27°, EoT 0.02 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: 2098-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)