पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 24, 1984 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2041 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1906 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1391

Malayalam Era: 1160

Nanakshahi: 515

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	218.31°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	232.78°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	282.79°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
बुध Budha	240.29°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.37°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	258.65°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	206.57°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:04 – 10:25
Yamaganda	13:06 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	06:22 – 07:43
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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	06:22 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:43 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:04 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:25 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:46 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:06 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:06 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:46 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:25 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:04 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:43 – 06:22 (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 Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857563.27
Julian Day	2446028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6420°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	15.51°

🪷 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 (23.6420°), declination -20.55°, EoT 12.55 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: 1984-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)