पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 2036 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1443

Malayalam Era: 1212

Nanakshahi: 567

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	195.87°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.92°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	138.06°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	60.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	114.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	122.72°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:51 – 16:22
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:50 – 13:20
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:50 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:51 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:22 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:53 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:22 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:51 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:20 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:50 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:46 (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	5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1876494.27
Julian Day	2464959.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	39.52°

🪷 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 (24.3661°), declination -0.24°, EoT 8.44 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: 2036-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)