पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 26, 1969 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।

"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	99.46°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	235.86°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	220.83°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	103.80°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.73°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	57.77°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	15.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:43 – 10:24
Yamaganda	13:45 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla	05:22 – 07:02
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:22 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:02 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:43 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:45 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:26 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:06 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:47 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:06 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:26 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:24 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:43 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:02 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851963.27
Julian Day	2440428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4278°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	138.91°

🪷 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 (23.4278°), declination 19.51°, EoT -6.19 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: 1969-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)