पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 31, 1973 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2030 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1895 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1380
Malayalam Era: 1149
Nanakshahi: 504
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.99°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra249.01°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha213.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra240.97°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani71.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:29 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853521.27
Julian Day2441986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.17°
🪷 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 (23.4874°), declination -14.00°, EoT 16.45 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: 1973-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)