पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 1940 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	155.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	34.89°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	149.12°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	170.32°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.51°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	21.59°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:23 – 17:55
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla	14:52 – 16:23
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:45 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:17 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:21 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:52 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:23 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:55 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:23 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:21 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:17 – 05:45 (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 Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841429.27
Julian Day	2429894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	243.28°

🪷 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 (23.0250°), declination 0.45°, EoT 8.08 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: 1940-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)