पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 1904 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।

"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.27'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.94°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	97.83°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	20.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	31.37°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	351.63°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	351.00°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	298.59°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:43 – 10:20
Yamaganda	13:33 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla	05:29 – 07:06
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla	05:29 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:06 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:43 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:10 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:47 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:24 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:47 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:20 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:43 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:06 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828128.27
Julian Day	2416593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.60°

🪷 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 (22.5162°), declination 12.32°, EoT 1.60 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: 1904-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)