पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 7, 1894 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	142.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	231.98°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.57°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	146.87°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	71.33°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	121.98°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	181.46°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:00 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 11:56
Yamaganda	15:03 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla	07:14 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:40 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:29 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:03 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:37 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:11 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:37 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:03 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:29 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:14 – 05:40 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824613.27
Julian Day	2413078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.61°

🪷 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 (22.3818°), declination 6.15°, EoT 2.56 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: 1894-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)