पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 1961 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.23 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।17.23।।

"17.23 Om Tat Sat' is the triple designation of the Eternal Spirit, by which of old the Vedic Scriptures, the ceremonials and the sacrifices were ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1368

Malayalam Era: 1137

Nanakshahi: 492

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	210.13°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	307.12°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	218.76°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	194.10°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	279.05°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	193.25°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	272.48°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:05 – 14:27
Yamaganda	06:16 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla	09:00 – 10:22
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:16 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:38 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:00 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:05 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:49 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:11 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:05 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:22 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:00 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:38 – 06:16 (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 Śukla Navamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849154.27
Julian Day	2437619.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.73°

🪷 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 (23.3204°), declination -18.63°, EoT 14.67 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: 1961-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)