पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1904 CE

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BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।

"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1961 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1826 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1311

Malayalam Era: 1080

Nanakshahi: 435

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.01°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	56.55°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	18.62°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	28.34°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	350.92°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	347.32°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	298.40°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:08 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla	10:21 – 11:57
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:32 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:08 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:44 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:10 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:23 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:44 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:08 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828125.27
Julian Day	2416590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5161°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	50.80°

🪷 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 (22.5161°), declination 11.30°, EoT 0.97 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: 1904-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)