पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 2, 1921 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 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: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.43°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	80.64°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.43°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	88.57°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	146.62°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	64.36°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	149.63°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:24 – 17:03
Yamaganda	08:44 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:44
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:25 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:05 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:44 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:24 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:03 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:43 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:03 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:24 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:44 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:05 – 05:25 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834438.27
Julian Day	2422903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.45°

🪷 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 (22.7576°), declination 17.95°, EoT -5.95 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: 1921-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)