पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1998 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।

"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	116.63°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	21.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	352.93°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	326.27°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	336.48°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	2.08°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:59 – 08:37
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:12
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 Amṛta	05:20 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:59 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:37 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:12 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:51 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:30 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:51 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:37 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:59 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862472.27
Julian Day	2450937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.42°

🪷 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 (23.8298°), declination 15.86°, EoT 3.26 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: 1998-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)