पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1971 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.40 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।

"1.40 The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

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)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	185.52°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	226.50°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	299.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	195.31°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	224.29°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	200.79°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	42.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:51 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:08 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla	06:00 – 07:25
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Kāla	06:00 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:51 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:08 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:33 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:59 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:24 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:59 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:33 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:51 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:25 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852782.27
Julian Day	2441247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.02°

🪷 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 (23.4592°), declination -11.11°, EoT 16.06 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: 1971-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)