पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 1907 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 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1964 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1829 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1314
Malayalam Era: 1083
Nanakshahi: 438
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha306.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati70.01°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra253.04°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani323.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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)05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 19 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 Kāla08:01 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:01
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:37 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:49 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829152.27
Julian Day2417617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.10°
🪷 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 (22.5554°), declination -14.44°, 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: 1907-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)