पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 2107 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.15 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।

"18.15 Whatever action a man performs, whether by muscular effort or by speech or by thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1514

Malayalam Era: 1283

Nanakshahi: 638

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.70°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	200.52°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.10°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	159.18°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	54.62°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	200.74°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	255.52°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:36 – 16:02
Yamaganda	08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:09
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:57 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:50 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:09 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:36 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:02 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:29 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:02 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:09 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:23 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902450.27
Julian Day	2490915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	22.78°

🪷 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 (25.3588°), declination -9.33°, EoT 15.40 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: 2107-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)