पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 5, 1911 CE

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BG 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।

"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1968 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1833 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1318

Malayalam Era: 1087

Nanakshahi: 442

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	229.17°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.14°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	37.06°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	251.18°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	217.67°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	183.90°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	23.23°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:29 – 15:49
Yamaganda	09:10 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla	11:50 – 13:09
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:30 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:50 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:10 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:30 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:50 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:29 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:49 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:29 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:09 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:50 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:30 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:10 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:50 – 06:30 (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 Śukla Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5013
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1830910.27
Julian Day	2419375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.91°

🪷 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 (22.6226°), declination -22.20°, EoT 8.56 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: 1911-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)