पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 2105 CE

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मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती · Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।

"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2162 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 2027 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1512

Malayalam Era: 1281

Nanakshahi: 636

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	210.21°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	337.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	189.61°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	332.44°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	202.66°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	237.33°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:44 – 13:05
Yamaganda	07:39 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 11:44
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:39 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:27 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:49 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:10 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:49 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:44 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:01 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:39 – 06:18 (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	5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901751.27
Julian Day	2490216.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	129.82°

🪷 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 (25.3321°), declination -19.14°, EoT 14.21 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: 2105-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)