पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.17 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।

युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।6.17।।
"6.17 But for him who regulates his food and recreation, who is balanced in action, in sleep and in waking, it shall dispel all unhappiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.19°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra253.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha231.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.18°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra166.35°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani56.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:05
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Roga06:18 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:10 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874723.27
Julian Day2463188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.13°
🪷 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 (24.2983°), declination -19.13°, EoT 14.21 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: 2031-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)