पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 28, 2111 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2168 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 2033 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1518

Malayalam Era: 1287

Nanakshahi: 642

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	99.09°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	12.55°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	93.71°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	91.09°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.83°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.80°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	306.48°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:25 – 17:06
Yamaganda	08:43 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:03 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:43 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:25 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:06 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:46 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:06 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:25 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:43 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:03 – 05:23 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5213
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1903829.27
Julian Day	2492294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.4115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.57°

🪷 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 (25.4115°), declination 19.13°, EoT -6.17 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: 2111-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)