पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 2021 CE

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🪷 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: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	36.08°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	141.61°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.36°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	57.36°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	306.55°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	50.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	289.38°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla	06:52 – 08:33
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:10 – 06:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:52 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:58 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:39 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:52 – 05:10 (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 Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870890.27
Julian Day	2459355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1517°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	108.87°

🪷 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 (24.1517°), declination 20.20°, EoT 3.54 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: 2021-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)