पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 1975 CE

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सीता नवमी · Sītā NavamīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
मध्वाचार्य जयन्ती · Madhvācārya JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।

"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1382

Malayalam Era: 1151

Nanakshahi: 506

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.84°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	106.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	313.10°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	7.38°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	344.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	44.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	79.75°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:22
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:32 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:08 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:44 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:08 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854057.27
Julian Day	2442522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.69°

🪷 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 (23.5079°), declination 11.24°, EoT 0.97 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: 1975-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)