पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 1902 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra329.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha314.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra306.55°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani271.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:25
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:37
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:37 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:37 (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 Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827326.27
Julian Day2415791.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4856°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.15°
🪷 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 (22.4856°), declination -14.37°, EoT -14.58 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: 1902-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)