पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 26, 1940 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

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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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	159.77°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	85.51°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	176.61°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	115.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	21.41°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:19 – 14:49
Yamaganda	05:47 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:18
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:47 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:49 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:19 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:49 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:20 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:50 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:20 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:49 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:19 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:17 – 05:47 (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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841433.27
Julian Day	2429898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	289.23°

🪷 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 (23.0251°), declination -1.11°, EoT 9.50 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: 1940-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)