पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 25, 1949 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.15°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra232.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha172.15°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra234.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani142.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:58
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:07
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Roga06:01 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:23 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844749.27
Julian Day2433214.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.07°
🪷 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 (23.1519°), declination -11.92°, EoT 16.23 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: 1949-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)