पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 30, 1917 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।

"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.28'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.60°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	332.02°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	109.21°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	148.35°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.33°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	204.46°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	109.49°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:16 – 17:46
Yamaganda	11:47 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:16
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:48 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:18 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:18 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:17 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:16 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:46 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:16 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:17 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:47 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:18 – 05:48 (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 Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833036.27
Julian Day	2421501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.93°

🪷 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 (22.7040°), declination -2.50°, EoT 10.84 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: 1917-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)