पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 8, 1994 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

→ Enter BG 17.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit

Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva

Bengali Saṁvat: 1401

Malayalam Era: 1170

Nanakshahi: 525

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	81.89°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra	71.80°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	39.23°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	65.57°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	191.12°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शुक्र Śukra	122.63°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	318.39°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:20 – 12:03
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla	06:56 – 08:38
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:13 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:56 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:38 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:20 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:10 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:10 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:20 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:38 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:56 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861076.27
Julian Day	2449541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	349.46°

🪷 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 (23.7764°), declination 22.52°, EoT -4.68 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: 1994-07-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)