पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 12, 1905 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.12 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्।

अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते।।5.12।।
"5.12 Having abandoned the fruit of action, he wins eternal peace. Others unacquainted with spirituality, led by desire and clinging to the benefit which they think will follow their actions, become entangled in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1962 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1827 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1312
Malayalam Era: 1081
Nanakshahi: 436
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra22.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.16°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha283.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.46°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra348.12°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani302.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:50
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:25
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:36 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:00 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:50 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:00 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5006
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828423.27
Julian Day2416888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.03°
🪷 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 (22.5275°), declination -13.95°, EoT -14.59 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: 1905-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)