पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 1931 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.20 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।

कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।।

"4.20 Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1338

Malayalam Era: 1107

Nanakshahi: 462

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	216.88°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	11.63°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	235.20°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	236.82°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	119.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	237.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	267.16°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:42 – 09:03
Yamaganda	10:24 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla	13:06 – 14:27
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 Amṛta	06:21 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:42 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:03 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:45 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:06 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:06 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:03 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:42 – 06:21 (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 Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1838203.27
Julian Day	2426668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.9016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	153.75°

🪷 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 (22.9016°), declination -20.10°, EoT 12.85 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: 1931-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)