पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 19, 1948 CE

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BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	34.84°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	164.48°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	127.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	55.54°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	245.49°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	74.87°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	113.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:35
Yamaganda	06:52 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla	10:14 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:52 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:16 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:57 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:37 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:57 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:52 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844225.27
Julian Day	2432690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1319°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.36°

🪷 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 (23.1319°), declination 19.71°, EoT 3.65 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 1948-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)