पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 9, 1896 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.49°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	112.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	34.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	124.55°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	124.38°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	201.54°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:59 – 18:38
Yamaganda	12:03 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla	15:21 – 16:59
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:29 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:07 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:03 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:42 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:21 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:59 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:38 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:59 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:21 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:42 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:46 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:07 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825315.27
Julian Day	2413780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4087°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	356.57°

🪷 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 (22.4087°), declination 15.77°, EoT -5.21 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: 1896-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)