पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 4, 1896 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	109.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	45.22°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	31.48°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	114.76°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	116.46°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	118.21°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	201.37°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:23 – 17:02
Yamaganda	08:45 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:43
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:26 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:06 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:45 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:43 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:23 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:02 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:41 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:02 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:23 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:43 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:45 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:06 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825310.27
Julian Day	2413775.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4085°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	296.74°

🪷 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 (22.4085°), declination 17.16°, EoT -5.79 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: 1896-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)