पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 1894 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1301

Malayalam Era: 1070

Nanakshahi: 425

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	128.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	35.98°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	10.55°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	119.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	69.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	104.88°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	180.11°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:00
Yamaganda	15:13 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Chala	05:35 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:49 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:25 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:13 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824599.27
Julian Day	2413064.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3813°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.79°

🪷 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 (22.3813°), declination 11.18°, EoT -1.99 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: 1894-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)