पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 1909 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 6.41 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः।

शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते।।6.41।।
"6.41 Having reached the worlds where the righteous dwell, and having remained there for many years, he who has slipped from the path of spirituality will be born again in the family of the pure, benevolent and prosperous." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1966 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1831 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1316
Malayalam Era: 1085
Nanakshahi: 440
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra181.15°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha301.58°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra281.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani345.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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)22:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
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 Kāla13:37 – 15:01
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:49
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:37 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:01 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:49 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:01 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5010
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829883.27
Julian Day2418348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.73°
🪷 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 (22.5834°), declination -14.27°, 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: 1909-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)