पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 2, 1929 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।

"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1336

Malayalam Era: 1105

Nanakshahi: 460

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	348.96°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	255.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.32°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	334.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.74°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	16.15°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	247.91°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:10 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:42
Yamaganda	08:56 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:35
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:23 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:56 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:42 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:42 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:29 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:56 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:23 – 05:50 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837238.27
Julian Day	2425703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8647°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.53°

🪷 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 (22.8647°), declination 4.67°, EoT -4.03 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: 1929-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)