पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 23, 2106 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra195.54°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha308.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.53°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra359.09°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani249.43°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:39
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:37
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga06:00 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:11 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 06:00 (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 Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901876.27
Julian Day2490341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3368°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.73°
🪷 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 (25.3368°), declination 0.81°, EoT -7.21 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: 2106-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)