पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 3193 BCE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3135

Śaka Saṁvat: -3270

Bengali Saṁvat: -3785

Malayalam Era: -4016

Nanakshahi: -4661

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.84°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	81.87°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	277.85°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	166.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	227.79°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	321.30°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:42 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:40 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla	05:23 – 07:03
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:01 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:40 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:20 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:59 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:38 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:59 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:20 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:40 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:01 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:42 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:03 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

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 Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-90
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-33052.73
Julian Day	555412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-48.6670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	261.03°

🪷 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 (-48.6670°), declination 17.14°, EoT -2.80 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: -3192-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)