पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 17, 1931 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1338

Malayalam Era: 1107

Nanakshahi: 462

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	304.53°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	298.93°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.97°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	286.13°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.77°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	259.21°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	266.51°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:03 – 16:28
Yamaganda	09:23 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:38
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:33 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:23 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:03 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:28 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:53 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:28 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:23 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:58 – 06:33 (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 Amāvasyā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837924.27
Julian Day	2426389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	355.06°

🪷 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 (22.8909°), declination -12.37°, EoT -14.49 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: 1931-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)