पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 2107 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

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 Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama

Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1514

Malayalam Era: 1283

Nanakshahi: 638

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.10°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	232.49°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	105.00°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	171.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	54.24°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	169.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	254.71°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:50
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla	07:17 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:46 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:23 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:54 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:23 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:17 – 05:46 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902425.27
Julian Day	2490890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	76.71°

🪷 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 (25.3578°), declination 0.22°, 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: 2107-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)