पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 26, 2027 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	281.60°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	149.93°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	134.21°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	296.74°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	119.64°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	235.61°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	345.62°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:54 – 16:16
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:11 – 13:32
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:44 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:11 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:54 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:16 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:37 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:16 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:54 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:11 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:06 – 06:44 (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 Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872966.27
Julian Day	2461431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.36°

🪷 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 (24.2311°), declination -18.81°, EoT -12.54 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: 2027-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)