पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 4, 1959 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।

"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	197.58°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	241.19°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.57°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	221.70°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	223.28°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	151.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	250.46°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 13:05
Yamaganda	07:31 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla	10:18 – 11:42
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:07 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:31 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:55 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:05 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:29 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:53 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:53 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:29 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:18 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:55 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:31 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848411.27
Julian Day	2436876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	40.74°

🪷 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 (23.2920°), declination -15.08°, EoT 16.33 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: 1959-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)