पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 1940 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।

"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.64°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	203.06°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.82°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	188.50°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.88°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	124.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	20.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:46
Yamaganda	14:44 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla	07:19 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:50 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:15 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:44 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:13 – 17:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:42 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:13 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:44 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:15 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:46 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:19 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841441.27
Julian Day	2429906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	33.54°

🪷 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 (23.0254°), declination -4.22°, EoT 12.10 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: 1940-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)