पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 10, 1912 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 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1969 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1834 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1319
Malayalam Era: 1088
Nanakshahi: 443
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra207.38°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha283.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra262.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani22.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:01
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:38 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:48 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5013
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1830977.27
Julian Day2419442.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.53°
🪷 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 (22.6252°), declination -14.83°, EoT -14.55 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: 1912-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)