पञ्चाङ्ग — Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · August 8, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.14°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	33.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.13°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	126.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.44°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	122.83°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.02°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:55 – 10:35
Yamaganda	13:53 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla	05:37 – 07:16
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:37 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:16 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:55 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:35 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:14 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:53 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:33 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:12 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:51 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:12 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:33 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:53 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:14 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:35 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:55 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:16 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°

Longitude: 80.3319°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868777.27
Julian Day	2457242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.00°

🪷 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 (24.0709°), declination 16.27°, EoT -5.35 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: 2015-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)