पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 2103 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.8 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्।।18.8।।

"18.8 To avoid an action through fear of physical suffering, because it is likely to be painful, is to act from passion, and the benefit of renunciation will not follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ

Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1510

Malayalam Era: 1279

Nanakshahi: 634

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	230.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	350.64°	Mīna	Revatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.28°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	224.15°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	271.46°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	192.36°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	219.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:50 – 17:10
Yamaganda	11:51 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:30 – 15:50
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:33 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:52 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:30 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:50 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:10 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:50 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:12 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:52 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901041.27
Julian Day	2489506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.73°

🪷 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 (25.3049°), declination -22.73°, EoT 6.87 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: 2103-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)