पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 31, 2052 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।

"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2109 Pārthiva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1974 Aṅgirasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1459

Malayalam Era: 1228

Nanakshahi: 583

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	286.27°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	277.29°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	237.24°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	287.59°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	160.56°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	327.45°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	296.42°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:34
Yamaganda	08:04 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla	10:49 – 12:12
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:42 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:04 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:56 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:19 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:41 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:19 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:56 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:27 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:04 – 06:42 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5153
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1882102.27
Julian Day	2470567.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5805°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	349.88°

🪷 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 (24.5805°), declination -17.51°, EoT -13.53 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: 2052-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)