पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 22, 1936 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.11 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।

"17.11 Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1993 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1343

Malayalam Era: 1112

Nanakshahi: 467

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	216.60°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	306.45°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	162.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	219.44°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	245.62°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	254.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	323.31°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:09
Yamaganda	11:45 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla	14:27 – 15:48
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:21 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:42 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:03 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:06 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:03 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:42 – 06:21 (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 Aṣṭamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840029.27
Julian Day	2428494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.53°

🪷 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 (22.9714°), declination -20.06°, EoT 13.15 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: 1936-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)