पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 31, 2054 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 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: 2111 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1976 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1461
Malayalam Era: 1230
Nanakshahi: 585
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra195.92°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.99°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha176.44°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra197.05°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani325.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā 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)06:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 02 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 Kāla08:53 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla06:05 – 07:29
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:05 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:30 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:18 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:30 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5156
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883106.27
Julian Day2471571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.39°
🪷 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 (24.6189°), declination -14.12°, 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: 2054-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)