पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 2059 CE

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BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2116 Nandana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1981 Pramāthi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1466

Malayalam Era: 1235

Nanakshahi: 590

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.25°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	77.10°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	206.20°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	183.31°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	35.30°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	175.85°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	37.99°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:18 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:17 – 14:47
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:17 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:47 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:17 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:47 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:17 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:47 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:17 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:18 – 05:48 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5161
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1884900.27
Julian Day	2473365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.6876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.18°

🪷 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 (24.6876°), declination -2.36°, EoT 10.52 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: 2059-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)