पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1940 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: 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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	157.81°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	59.55°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.40°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	173.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.67°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	113.65°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	21.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:51 – 16:22
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:49 – 13:20
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:51 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:22 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:52 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:22 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:51 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:20 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:49 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:46 (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 Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841431.27
Julian Day	2429896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	265.92°

🪷 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 -0.33°, EoT 8.79 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: 1940-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)