पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 1988 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.34°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	92.56°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	339.93°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	182.18°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	42.80°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	125.89°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	242.92°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:44 – 16:13
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:46 – 13:15
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:51 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:15 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:44 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:13 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:41 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:13 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:44 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:46 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:19 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858973.27
Julian Day	2447438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	282.64°

🪷 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 (23.6960°), declination -4.37°, EoT 12.10 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: 1988-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)