पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 10, 2009 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।

"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	203.78°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	118.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	206.37°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.74°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	188.43°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	156.94°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:28 – 15:50
Yamaganda	08:57 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla	11:42 – 13:05
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:12 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:35 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:57 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:20 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:28 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:50 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:13 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:50 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:42 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:20 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:57 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:35 – 06:12 (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 Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866680.27
Julian Day	2455145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.17°

🪷 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 (23.9907°), declination -17.13°, EoT 15.74 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: 2009-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)