पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 5, 2077 CE

Also observed today

लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2134 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1999 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1484

Malayalam Era: 1253

Nanakshahi: 608

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	260.40°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	31.86°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	289.65°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
बुध Budha	236.35°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	194.44°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शुक्र Śukra	244.15°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	248.11°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:43 – 16:03
Yamaganda	09:24 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:23
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:05 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:24 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:23 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:03 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:22 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:43 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:23 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:44 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:24 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:05 – 06:45 (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 Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5178
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1891208.27
Julian Day	2479673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.9288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.65°

🪷 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 (24.9288°), declination -22.56°, EoT -5.45 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: 2077-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)