पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 26, 1931 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	313.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	47.67°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.21°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	300.25°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.36°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	269.16°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	267.39°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:38 – 15:05
Yamaganda	06:25 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla	09:19 – 10:45
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:25 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:52 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:19 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:45 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:12 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:38 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:05 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:31 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:58 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:31 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:05 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:12 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:45 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:19 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:52 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837933.27
Julian Day	2426398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.84°

🪷 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 (22.8913°), declination -9.13°, EoT -13.55 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: 1931-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)