पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.7 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।
"17.7 The food which men enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.7'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.31°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra93.18°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.65°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha127.65°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati69.88°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra109.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani180.47°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:46
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:35
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824603.27
Julian Day2413068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3814°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.31°
🪷 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 (22.3814°), declination 9.79°, EoT -0.81 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: 1894-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)