पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 23, 1914 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.88°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha330.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra314.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani49.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:04
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:28 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831721.27
Julian Day2420186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.96°
🪷 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 (22.6537°), declination -10.19°, EoT -13.97 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: 1914-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)