पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 1917 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।

"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1324

Malayalam Era: 1093

Nanakshahi: 448

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	197.01°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.13°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	156.08°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.14°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	160.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	105.42°	Karka	Puṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:00
Yamaganda	15:13 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:49 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:26 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:13 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832999.27
Julian Day	2421464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	73.46°

🪷 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 (22.7025°), declination 11.37°, EoT -1.99 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: 1917-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)