पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 31, 2006 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।

"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	45.53°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	91.95°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	93.73°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	59.55°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	197.60°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	7.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	102.88°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:56 – 13:38
Yamaganda	06:50 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla	10:14 – 11:56
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:14 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:56 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:20 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:01 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:43 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:01 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:20 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:56 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:50 – 05:08 (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 + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865421.27
Julian Day	2453886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9426°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.91°

🪷 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 (23.9426°), declination 21.87°, EoT 2.50 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: 2006-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)