पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1917 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।

"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1324

Malayalam Era: 1093

Nanakshahi: 448

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.73°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	232.14°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.97°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	150.18°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.24°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	196.18°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	108.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:23 – 17:54
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla	14:52 – 16:23
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:17 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:21 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:52 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:23 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:54 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:23 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:21 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:17 – 05:46 (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 Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833029.27
Julian Day	2421494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	78.89°

🪷 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 (22.7037°), declination 0.23°, EoT 8.44 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: 1917-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)