पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 29, 1936 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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	223.68°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	48.76°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	230.43°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	247.14°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	262.79°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	323.39°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:08
Yamaganda	11:47 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla	14:28 – 15:48
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg	06:26 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:46 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:07 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:27 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:47 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:08 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:28 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:08 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:47 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:27 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:07 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:46 – 06:26 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1840036.27
Julian Day	2428501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9717°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	185.63°

🪷 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 (22.9717°), declination -21.42°, EoT 10.87 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: 1936-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)