पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 8, 1914 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।

"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1321

Malayalam Era: 1090

Nanakshahi: 445

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	295.79°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	80.15°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.44°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	307.18°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	282.56°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra	296.09°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	49.39°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:23 – 17:47
Yamaganda	12:13 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:00 – 16:23
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:38 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:02 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:00 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:23 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:47 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:23 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:36 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:25 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:02 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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 Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831706.27
Julian Day	2420171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.51°

🪷 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 (22.6531°), declination -15.30°, EoT -14.45 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: 1914-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)