पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 2031 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.17 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।

गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।।5.17।।

"5.17 Meditating on the Divine, having faith in the Divine, concentrating on the Divine and losing themselves in the Divine, their sins dissolved in wisdom, they go whence there is no return." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.16°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	229.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	251.99°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
बुध Budha	198.41°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	240.71°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	135.33°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	58.35°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:24 – 08:50
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla	13:08 – 14:35
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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 Amṛta	05:58 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:08 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:35 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:01 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:27 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:01 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:35 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:24 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 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	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874694.27
Julian Day	2463159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.16°

🪷 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 (24.2972°), declination -10.21°, EoT 15.70 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: 2031-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)