पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 31, 2069 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 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2126 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1991 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1476
Malayalam Era: 1245
Nanakshahi: 600
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra115.01°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha237.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra244.48°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani173.24°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:40 – 16:00
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:21
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:40 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:00 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:00 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:40 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:44 (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 Year5171
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888646.27
Julian Day2477111.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.62°
🪷 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 (24.8308°), declination -23.07°, EoT -3.26 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: 2069-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)